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 […]
How to calculate interest rates on a home loan?more
Investors, who purchased luxury apartments, expecting an increase in property prices, and receiving lucrative rentals, are now faced with a harsh reality. Not only do prices stagnate or decline, but rental income from such flats are low. A surplus of high-end apartments has left tenants with a wide choice of properties to choose from, mostly […]
Property investors show disappointment from rental yields.more
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 […]
Demand for luxurious housing mounts in South Mumbai.more
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 […]
GHMC launches online portal to sell TDR certificates.more
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 […]
High Court imposes ban on NRIs from purchasing residential property in India.more
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
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,” […]
Budget 2020 lacks to resolve major issues faced by the realty sector.more
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 […]
Budget 2020: How it will benefit the real estate segment?more
On January 30 Tukaram Mundhe, Municipal Commissioner, ordered the Property Tax Division of Nagpur Municipal Commissioner (NMC) to auction government property in order to recover taxes. After a review of the property tax department, he published the guidance. Currently, 314 properties are owned by the central government and property tax dues of Rs 37.86 crore […]
Municipal Commissioner auctions government properties to recover outstanding tax dues.more
Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) CMD Kapil Wadhawan, 46 years old, has been arrested and brought before the specified PMLA court by the Enforce Directorate (ED), under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and held under the custody of the ED until 29 January 2020. The court accepted the Agency’s claim that Wadhawan’s remand […]
Crisis of the DHFL: ED arrests CMD Kapil Wadhawan under money laundering case, suspected to be in contact with Iqbal Mirchi.more