RBI monetary policy: Back-to-back hikes will hit sales, say realtors

Niranjan Hiranandani, chairman and managing director at Hiranandani Communities, said that the hike would negatively impact buyers' sentiment with the logical result on quantum of sales

Raghavendra Kamath Karan Choudhury & Debasis Mohapatra  |  Mumbai/ New Delhi/Bengaluru 

Consecutive rate increases by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will affect home sales, property developers and consultants have said. “The second consecutive repo hike will push overall interest rates in the economy, which may impact the real estate and consumer goods sector that have just started seeing green shoots.

The hike may act as a temporary dampener especially in the affordability housing sector as the borrowing cost for the sector will go up as banks may increase interest rates on loans in the immediate future,” said Rajeev Talwar, chief executive, DLF, the ...

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First Published: Wed, August 01 2018. 23:21 IST