IREF promises to reach out to you with news and analyses about the finance and real estate link-up. As you scan this launch issue of IREF, you will get acquainted with the prominent real estate deals that have taken place in the past one year in the Market Watch; you will explore the maze of FDI in real estate along with the deal expert -Jayesh Kariya, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells.

Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, the international real estate consultancy has contributed 3 in-depth analyses-on REITs, the most awaited investment channel by the real estate community; on the scrapping of the ULCRA , 1976 and the ensuing benefits; and the hotspots in Mumbai witnessing rapid developmental activity which have yet to reach saturation.

The IREF research team has interviewed AP Kurian, Chairman, AMFI and senior industry experts like Sankaran Naren, ICICI Prudential; with inputs from HDFC and Sahara fund managers to bring to you the reality of infrastructure mutual funds as an investment tool.

Exploring the past, present and future of the Neelkanth Group, in an exclusive interview with Mukesh Patel, we demystify the sustained success of 3 generations of the formerly known Velji Harkha Patel Group. For the benefit of the developers dedicated to the organized retail space, we have profiled Kshitij Investment Advisory Limited.

Read the book review of “A Layman's Guide to Property Transaction Rights” by advocate Apurva Agarwal. Also catch more than just a glimpse of IVCJ's conferences in the section, Conference Talk, to know what Ashish Chandak, Principal, IDBI and Kuldip Chawlla, Partner, Redfort Capital have to reveal about real estate financing and real estate as an investment class respectively..