The RBI lowered the risk weight age for banks to lend to the realty sector from 150 per cent to 100 per cent on November 15. One and a half months on, developers say, the move has still not translated to actual lending.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/credit-crunch-banks-not-lending-realty-suffers/81558-7.html
Real estate developers have begun knocking at the doors of leading banks in a bid to raise finance. That's of course to help them tide over the current credit squeeze that they are in. But the banks do not seem about to oblige.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/real-estate-feels-the-heat-runs-to-banks-for-cover/77011-7.html
With the residential real estate market seeing a slump in demand of more than 40 per cent in certain pockets, developers across the country are trimming down apartment sizes in a bid to make it more affordable. Home loan rates have increased by more than 60 per cent over the past three years, which has led to a sharp fall in demand.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-house-of-cards-now-homes-customised-to-suit-emi/70430-15.html
With the residential real estate market seeing a slump in demand of more than 40 per cent in certain pockets, developers across the country are trimming down apartment sizes in a bid to make it more affordable. Home loan rates have increased by more than 60 per cent over the past three years, which has led to a sharp fall in demand.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-house-of-cards-now-homes-customised-to-suit-emi/70430-3.html
With foreign universities stepping up security measures for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), get ready to put your palms under the scanner before taking the test.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/univs-introduce-biometric-tests-for-gmat-aspirants/70204-3.html
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to increase repo rate by 50 bps is likely to increase home loan rates across banks. With home loans all set to go up, developers fear the demand will shrink this festive season.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rbis-repo-rate-hike-may-increase-home-loan-rates/69971-7.html
The US recession seems to be having an impact on IIM-Calcutta. Global firms were shelling out the big bucks to new graduates despite the downturn - but no longer. The I-banks came to campus and took only a chosen few. Global financial powerhouses like Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Goldman Sachs may have come to the IIMs, but the number of offers they made have come down.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-top-banks-didnt-bank-on-iims-this-year/61501-7.html
Lateral offers for IIM graduates are coming to a close, as institutes are now geared for final placements. This year, IIM graduates had more to choose from than the traditional consulting and banking offers. Real estate companies such as Unitech, Rahejas, DLF and the Lodha Group participated in IIMs' lateral placements for the first time.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/iim-grads-now-have-option-of-realty-placements/60447-3.html
This year, IIM-A has received nine lucrative job offers even before the beginning of the placement season. But students say the money hardly matters.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/salaries-skyrocket-but-iim-grads-stay-grounded/53228-7.html
The good summer placement record this year has not just stopped with IIMs. Students at Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) have had more variety than ever to choose from. Twenty seven per cent of its class took offers with investment banks; 21 per cent joined consulting firms and 37 per cent students have signed offers from FMCG and manufacturing firms.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/summer-placements-shine-at-bschools/52902-7.html
Don't pin all your hopes on the CAT exam. That's because your admission to a B-school does not just depend on your CAT score.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/theres-more-to-iim-entry-than-just-cat/52445-3.html
Given this track record of the CAT, speculation is high about what changes this year's paper will have. A change in pattern is inevitable.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/whats-the-cat-surprise-keep-guessing/52390-3.html
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