In the last three financial years, in accordance with the laws on the recovery of non-performing assets of public sector banks more than 1.7 lakh properties which have a market value of Rs 2.3 lakh crore were taken over or confiscated, the government said Parliament on Monday. In response to the question in Lok Sabha, […]
Last 3 years of NPA recovery resulted in 1.7 lakh seized properties.more
What is Title Insurance? To protect the buyer of the property, be it a house, land or even a developer who buys land, an insurance company agrees to compensate the purchaser against any loss caused by a defect in the title of the seller in the property. Under title insurance, you will be paid by […]
The importance of Title insurance, how does it help a housing society?more
The 672 tenants of Patra Chawl’s redevelopment project in Goregaon get a ray of hope for the first time since their homes were demolished in 2010. On 27 November, nine private developers who bought the land from Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) in the 42-acre redevelopment plan, met with officials from the Maharashtra Housing […]
Nine developers and MHADA held a meeting to negotiate the costing of Patra Chawl redevelopment project.more
On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) provided guidelines on the preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs). The regulator said that if it has been listed for a period of 12 months, a listed REIT may create a preferential issue of […]
Recent guidelines by SEBI on preferential issue & institutional placement by listed REITs.more
India’s investigation of Swiss bank accounts held by its citizens has taken a ‘royal’ turn, asking Swiss tax offices for information of two members of the ruling family, from the former princely State of Sangli, now in Maharashtra. Following India’s application for “administrative assistance” in this matter, the Swiss Federal Tax Authority released a public […]
Indian government investigation for swiss bank account continues with Maharashtra’s Sangli royal family.more
A developer arrested on Sunday after fleeing from custody earlier in the day was nabbed from Mumbai airport for allegedly duping a bank for Rs 30 crore, a Thane police officer said. Jagdish Wagh (37) from Dombivali, Mumbai, is accused of dupping the CKP bank with Rs 30 crore following default on loans taken on […]
Fraudulent developer arrested at Mumbai Airport for dupping Rs 30 crore.more
India’s sudden takeover of a struggling Indian shadow bank will not stop its lenders’ troubles, faced with the risk of significant write-offs if a fraudulent account is reported to Dewan Housing Finance Corp. If the KPMG report absolves Dewan of irregular lending, then only around Rs 5,500 crore of provisions would be needed. Dewan has […]
DHFL write-offs will hit Indian Banks by Rs 36,000 crore.more
According to an analyst poll by Reuters, The housing market in India, burdened by unfinished projects, as developers struggle to access money, is expected to recover modestly in the coming year on government efforts to unblock the market. The government has approved the 100 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) fund earlier this month to help clear […]
Analyst poll – Real estate sector is expected to bounce back modestly through the government measures.more
The Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE) lobby of homebuyers requested involvement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to avoid any attempt to prevent homebuyers from moving the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against errant builders. Last year the Government implemented the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code to consider homebuyers as financial creditors and authorize them, in […]
FPCE demands Prime Minister’s intervention to get errant developers to NCLT.more
Residents of Azad Nagar chawls in Wadala, in violation of the Bombay High Court ruling in March 2019, wrote to Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi to terminate the development agreement with East & West Developers, a part of RNA Group, for failing to pay transit rent to 324 residents. On 1 September at the project location […]
Wadala Chawl residents ask BMC to forfeit redevelopment agreement with East & West Developers.more
