Look For More Real Estate Barter Transactions

New Delhi-based AEZ Group has invited proposals from manufacturers and suppliers of materials and equipment to barter their products � like steel, aluminum, elevators, escalators and generator sets � in exchange for taking ownership of property. The company has received more than 100 inquiries so far.

According to CB Richard Ellis, a real estate consultancy, the trend is bound to increase.

For the barter deals to work, it�s necessary that the suppliers have sufficient cash flow and, ideally, a long-term involvement with the developers of the commercial space being traded.