Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given a three-day deadline to engineers of the roads departments to inspect the major Ganpati routes in their jurisdiction. The engineers are asked to report all potholes that need to be attended to. They have been asked to report the potholes on the civic body’s website following which the [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate companies in Maharashtra are facing a stern directive from Supreme Court to clear value added tax dues by the end of October. As a result, most of them are almost turning into collection agents, as they have to rush to comply with the Supreme Court directive. Any body who bought a home in [...] Continue Reading »
Housing demand in Khargar, Navi Mumbai, is largely being driven by the 1BHK and smaller sized 2BHK segment. More and more customers are demanding smaller units in the range of approximately Rs 30-35 lakh. City based developers have established a strong foothold in Khargar, by offering affordable flats. These developers are catering to the high [...] Continue Reading »
LIC Housing Finance, a subsidiary of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), plans to disburse around 8-10 per cent of its total loan portfolio to developers by the end of this fiscal. Presently, around 6 per cent of the NBFC’s total loan portfolio constitutes of developer loan. By the end of June quarter, LIC HF’s [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai citizens have organised two different meetings in a bid to save open spaces and demand action against illegal encroachments. 70 people from all over the city attended a meeting in Juhu to save open spaces, while several organisations working in and around Bandra held a citizens’ march from the Apostolic Carmel Convent to the [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prohibited mandals from displaying any advertisement banners and arches on main roads during the 10-day Ganpati festival. The civic body has instructed mandals to seek permission from traffic police before displaying them on minor roads. The BMC officials stated that the decision has been taken to ensure that major [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai’s real estate market has been going through a dim phase. According to property consultant CBRE’s latest report on office space, vacancy levels in Mumbai’s extended business district Lower Parel have risen to an estimated 46-48 per cent as demand supply gap continued to widen in April-June. Data shows that around 1.1 million sq ft [...] Continue Reading »
Andheri East has become the new commercial hub of Mumbai. The area enjoys good connectivity through Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVRL), Andheri Kurla Link Road, the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro link and it has benefited the markets of Andheri East. Andheri East has a cost advantage over traditional commercial hubs such as Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Nariman [...] Continue Reading »
D.K. Mittal, Secretary – Ministry of Finance (Banking & Insurance) has assured Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI)‘s Chairman Pradeep Jain that Union Government will look into reducing the cost of funds for real estate developers. It is a welcome sign from the finance ministry to the real estate developers that the [...] Continue Reading »
State-run Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has declared to restart lending for home purchases with the launch of a competitively priced product. The new product has been dubbed as the most competitive home loan product available for salaried individuals. Interest rate on the product beats the 10.25 per cent of the largest lender in [...] Continue Reading »
