Bringing the house (prices) down

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's ban on India's leading estate company DLF will indirectly help cool property prices. At least that's what many are hoping. Since the company will not be allowed to access the stock market for three years, the logic goes, it will be forced to sell houses at a lower rate to raise money. "Market ban in DLF should keep housing prices in NCR [the National Capital Region] under check as they sell cheap to generate cash," tweeted one fund manager hopefully.