Category: Residential property

Buyers can seek a refund from a real estate firm that is undergoing insolvency.

February 12, 2020

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that insolvency proceedings initiated by a flat buyer or financial institution would be pursued only with respect to the project in dispute and would not impact any other projects of developers. The whole insolvency procedure started at the behest of either a flat buyer or a bank […]

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Kolkata local body enforces strict law upon tax delays.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would adopt a two-way strategy to tackle a group of real estate developers who breach municipal laws that eventually hinder apartment owners. First, any tax delays must be paid by the builder and not the buyer. Second, until the KMC provides the developer with a clearance certificate (CC) a buyer cannot […]

Kolkata local body enforces strict law upon tax delays.more

Developers facing denial on bailout scheme applications.

February 11, 2020

More than two years after a bailout scheme for stalled slum rehabilitation projects was initiated by the state government by providing soft loans, not a single builder has benefited from it. In October 2017, the government had partnered with the SBI the state-run Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalp Limited (SPPL), to provide loans between Rs.5 crore – […]

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How to calculate interest rates on a home loan?

February 10, 2020

Although several repo rate cuts (the rate at which banks borrow from the central bank) was made by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), lending rates have not witnessed a corresponding shift. Homebuyers, therefore, are often eager to know why this occurs, and how banks and housing finance companies (HFCs) charge interest rates. Below are […]

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Demand for luxurious housing mounts in South Mumbai.

February 8, 2020

Regardless of the sloppy economy, the demand for luxury property in Mumbai is growing, and developers are preparing to fulfill it. The buyer’s first choice of housing would be luxurious towers in South Mumbai. Living lavishly in a quaint Mumbai neighborhood with plenty of modern facilities and near to all the key destinations. The country’s […]

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GHMC launches online portal to sell TDR certificates.

On February 6, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched an online portal to support the sale of TDR. It has features like the issue, use, sale of TDR certificates and existing certificates data. The site is recognized as TDR Bank. It was initiated by KT Rama Rao, Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development […]

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High Court imposes ban on NRIs from purchasing residential property in India.

February 7, 2020

The High Court of Madras proposed that non-resident Indians should be banned from buying homes in India, speculative sales should be prohibited, and a 100% additional stamp duty on purchases of second homes should be imposed. As party respondents, the Court itself impleaded the Union housing and finance ministries. We also asked questions about the […]

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Developers are providing an extended warranty to retain customer confidence.

February 3, 2020

Real estate is one of those industries where product assurance remains in question until the Real Estate (RERA) Act (Regulation and Development) made it mandatory for all projects in 2017. In some of the major real estate markets, quality construction is still a value proposition, with buyers willing to pay a premium, for return for […]

Developers are providing an extended warranty to retain customer confidence.more

Budget 2020 lacks to resolve major issues faced by the realty sector.

Real Estate developers and property consultants shared their disappointment about the Budget for the next fiscal and said they did not address the sector’s tremendous liquidity problem and gave no significant opportunities to raise slow housing sales. “The budget direction is incremental but the sector-specific measures for the real estate sector are not in effect,” […]

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Budget 2020: How it will benefit the real estate segment?

February 2, 2020

Budget 2020 has given the real estate industry and the common man many surprises. Many demands were anticipated from the real estate sector in the 2020 budget, but only a few received the attention of the minister of finance. Let us check some of the main budget announcements and their effect on the real estate […]

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Category: Residential property

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