Category: Housing Finance

Maharashtra’s Fiscal Pressure May Push Ready Reckoner Rates Up

Maharashtra’s Fiscal Pressure May Push Ready Reckoner Rates Up

March 16, 2026

Rising debt and revenue deficit may lead to more than 5% increase from April  In Maharashtra’s evolving real estate landscape, fiscal realities are beginning to shape policy decisions. Mounting financial pressure on the state exchequer and a growing debt burden may soon lead the government to revise ready reckoner (RR) rates, potentially increasing them by […]

Maharashtra’s Fiscal Pressure May Push Ready Reckoner Rates Upmore
Bigger Homes, Higher Value: Mumbai Records Highest January Stamp Duty Collection

Bigger Homes, Higher Value: Mumbai Records Highest January Stamp Duty Collection

February 11, 2026

Mumbai’s property market has started the year with an interesting trend, fewer homes were sold compared to peak months, but buyers spent more on each purchase. As a result, January recorded the highest-ever stamp duty collection for the month, showing that homebuyers are now choosing better and bigger homes instead of just increasing transaction numbers. […]

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Home Loans vs Redevelopment: Can Mumbai’s Old Buildings Move Forward Despite Pending Loans?

Home Loans vs Redevelopment: Can Mumbai’s Old Buildings Move Forward Despite Pending Loans?

February 4, 2026

Mumbai’s redevelopment momentum continues to reshape aging housing societies, yet one recurring challenge continues to slow projects across the city outstanding home loans on individual flats. Redevelopment promises larger homes, improved amenities and safer structures for residents, but unresolved housing loans often create procedural hurdles between societies, developers and lending banks. However, industry experts note […]

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Budget 2026–27: Infrastructure Spending to Power India’s Next Real Estate Growth Cycle

Budget 2026–27: Infrastructure Spending to Power India’s Next Real Estate Growth Cycle

At a time when global growth remains uncertain, India’s Union Budget 2026–27 sends a clear message: infrastructure and urban development will continue to anchor the country’s economic expansion. Instead of announcing short-term relief, the government has chosen to strengthen long-term growth through higher investments in infrastructure, housing, logistics and manufacturing. For the real estate sector, […]

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Sunteck Realty Emerges as Preferred Bet for Global Investors

Sunteck Realty Emerges as Preferred Bet for Global Investors

February 2, 2026

Global investors continue to show confidence in India’s real estate sector, and recent market transactions involving Sunteck Realty clearly reflect this trend. Such investments indicate growing global trust in India’s property market and its long-term growth potential. In a recent deal, US-based investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley together acquired a 4.9 per cent […]

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A Pause, Not a Pullback: Why India’s Housing Market Stayed Firm in 2025

January 28, 2026

India’s housing market in 2025 slowed down but it did not weaken. After two strong years, the residential sector entered a phase of balance and correction. Sales dipped and new launches reduced, but prices stayed firm. This clearly shows a market that is stabilising, not struggling. According to Real Insight – Residential CY 2025, PropTiger.com’s […]

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Imposed Penalty

Karnataka: 10 Builders Yet to Clear ₹347 Crore in Penalties

June 24, 2025

Years after the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) came into force, several major builders in Karnataka continue to defy recovery orders issued by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA). This prolonged inaction has left countless aggrieved homebuyers in a frustrating cycle of chasing justice through courts and government offices—despite having rulings in […]

Karnataka: 10 Builders Yet to Clear ₹347 Crore in Penaltiesmore
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Capital India Finance Secures RBI Nod to Divest Housing Finance Subsidiary

June 4, 2025

NEW DELHI: Capital India Home Loans (CIHL), the key subsidiary of Capital India Finance Ltd. (CIFL)—a registered non-banking financial company (NBFC)—has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval for its acquisition and change in control by Weaver Services. The transaction, involving the complete sale of CIHL’s equity, is valued at ₹267 crore. Back in […]

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Home Loan Borrowers Decline by 35% in FY25, Yet Average Mortgage Size Rises in Gujarat

May 24, 2025

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s housing finance landscape is showcasing a contrasting development—while the overall disbursement of home loans is increasing, the number of individual borrowers is witnessing a significant decline. In FY 2025, total housing finance disbursals in the state reached ₹58,399 crore, reflecting an 8.9% rise from ₹53,590 crore in FY 2024. However, during the same […]

Home Loan Borrowers Decline by 35% in FY25, Yet Average Mortgage Size Rises in Gujaratmore