... major intermediaries managed to increase risks by exploiting loopholes in regulatory capital requirements to take a highly leveraged, one‐way bet on the economy. Particularly popular were bets tied to residential real estate, but also to commercial real estate, and consumer credit. They bet the farm...

...Anupriya Mathur Purpose The economic slowdown that hit worldwide in 2008 led to a drastic decrease in real estate sales, especially in the luxury segment. This case describes how a premium real estate company in India overcame this downturn by strategic entry into a new market segment...