Category: Delhi

Delhi High Court

Delhi government files affidavit before High court alleging that the forest area cannot be regularized according to central law.

January 24, 2020

The AAP government told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that unauthorized forest colonies were barred from regularizing under the Centre’s notification on October 2019, to regularize illegal settlements in the city. Delhi government declared in its affidavit placed before the bench of justices GS Sistani and A J Bhambhani that the Delhi National Capital […]

Delhi government files affidavit before High court alleging that the forest area cannot be regularized according to central law.more
Housing ICRA predicts overall real estate inventory to decrease by 40-60%.

Report: Housing sales dropped in nine major cities by 9%.

January 23, 2020

According to a survey, housing sales fell in nine cities by 9% between October and December to 60,453 units as a result of the economic downturn and liquidity crisis. PropTiger recently reported a 30 per cent decrease in sales in nine cities between October and December quarter. In 2019, however, Knight Frank India and Anarock […]

Report: Housing sales dropped in nine major cities by 9%.more
Home buyers finally got the status of Primary secured creditors

Bengaluru-based Embassy group is going to invest Rs 2,000 crore into co-living space.

January 22, 2020

On 21st January, the Bengaluru-based Embassy Group has entered into co-living space and plans to build six such buildings in Bengaluru and Chennai. They are planning to widen there co-living brand Oliven to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi-NCR. Initially, 20,000 beds space is being launched, starting from Bengaluru (15,000), Chennai (2,500) and Pune (2,500) and […]

Bengaluru-based Embassy group is going to invest Rs 2,000 crore into co-living space.more
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Developers to get relaxation on penalty due against delayed projects.

January 21, 2020

The GNIDA has modified how it measures money owed by developers, requiring them to later pay penalties for delayed development. Cash-strapped builders can now seek funds from financial institutions or find bailout packages with this. “We will give developers permission to obtain a mortgage from financial institutions as soon as they settle our core dues. […]

Developers to get relaxation on penalty due against delayed projects.more
Income tax return

Joint property owners can file income tax return using this forms.

January 13, 2020

The income tax department permits joint owners of single house property to file the income tax return by simply using Form-1 (Sahaj) or Form-4 (Sugam). On 3 January, the taxpayers who had owned a house in joint ownership were debarred, and those who had paid Rs 1 lakh of electricity billed in a year or […]

Joint property owners can file income tax return using this forms.more
SBI

State Bank of India initiates Home Buyer Finance Guarantee Scheme.

January 11, 2020

To provide a booster to the property market, on January 8, India’s leading lender, State Bank of India, has unveiled a guarantee scheme for home buyer funding whereby, if the developer fails to deliver the house within a predetermined time, the lender will reimburse the entire amount of the principal. Until the occupation certificate is […]

State Bank of India initiates Home Buyer Finance Guarantee Scheme.more
Rental housing

Nanma Properties, part of the Eastern Group is going to enter into Affordable Housing Market.

Nanma Properties, part of the Eastern Group has established preparations for entrance into the affordable housing market. The decision of the Group reflects the declaration by the Central Government of the subsidies for the affordable housing sector. Navas Meeran, Chairman of the Eastern Group, said Nanma Properties Ltd will invest Rs 2,500 crore in an […]

Nanma Properties, part of the Eastern Group is going to enter into Affordable Housing Market.more
Home loan

Authority demands reduction of interest rate on home loans.

January 9, 2020

The real estate industry has urged the government to lower the interest rate on home loans to 7% and to raise the deduction of income tax on interest paid on housing loans to Rs 5 lakh to help revive demand after home sales rose by just 1% in 2019. The industry body National Real Estate […]

Authority demands reduction of interest rate on home loans.more

Knight Frank Report: NCR witnessed a 45% rise in new residential launches in 2019.

January 8, 2020

According to the London-based real estate consultancy Knight Frank annual report, Housing sales in Delhi-NCR saw 5% YOY growth and new residential launches increased by 45% in 2019 compared to 2018. The report stated that the period from 2016 to 2019 was the transitional period, when policy changes such as the Real Estate (Regulation and […]

Knight Frank Report: NCR witnessed a 45% rise in new residential launches in 2019.more
affordable homes

Real Estate bodies seek to develop more properties under the affordable housing scheme.

January 7, 2020

With finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February presenting the Union Budget 2020-21, real estate chambers pursued to dilute the definition of affordable housing in order to enable more properties to fall within its scope and take advantage of the opportunities. The concept of affordable housing currently means a house or flat in non-metropolitan cities and […]

Real Estate bodies seek to develop more properties under the affordable housing scheme.more