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No takers for India's real estate bonds as IL&FS fuels worry of defaults

Dwindling sales may make it harder for developers to repay $4.9 billion of debt that comes due in 2019

A survey shows 78% of NRI respondents indicated they prefer owning a property  in India over other asset classes such as stocks, fixed deposits or mutual funds
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A survey shows 78% of NRI respondents indicated they prefer owning a property in India over other asset classes such as stocks, fixed deposits or mutual funds

Aashika Suresh and Anto Antony | Bloomberg
Indian developer rupee bond sales have slumped to the lowest in almost four years as investors become more cautious about default risks after the shock from non-payments by Infrastructure & Leasing Financial Services Ltd.

With just two deals in October, issuance dropped to Rs 3.9 billion ($54 million), the least since November 2014. That was down from 18.9 billion rupees the previous month, according to Bloomberg data. No new bonds have priced this month. Dwindling sales may make it harder for developers to repay $4.9 billion of debt that comes due in 2019.

It also adds to challenges for the Indian real-estate

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