India's real estate market, projected to reach trillions by 2030, needs innovative financing solutions. REITs, despite tweaks, face low investor participation, while substantial capital remains trapped in low-yield fixed deposits.
Shevgaon, renowned for cotton and sugarcane, now faces a wave of illegal portfolio management services promising high returns. Residents are taking loans and moving funds from safer investments to invest in these services, leading to financial catastrophes and suicides.
Real estate secures the top spot as India's preferred investment choice, surpassing gold and silver, due to economic uncertainties and rising rural incomes.
Experts predict 2009 to be a year of rebuilding confidence for investors, with opportunities in gold, debt, and select equities. Lower interest rates and multi-year lows for blue chips create long-term investment prospects.
Investors seek higher returns in tier-II towns, opting for fixed deposits in big jewelry chains over conventional bank deposits, citing trust and safety concerns with unregulated companies, including real estate firms.