Affordable Housing
A recent report shows that although India’s urban housing shortage has decreased, the phenomenal housing growth has not been able to curtail housing shortage in Indian cities to a large extent. Indian cities are short about 19 million homes. The scenario has improved over 2007, when the national urban housing shortage was estimated at 24.7 [...] Continue Reading »
The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently made an announcement of cutting its base rate by 25 bps to 9.75 per cent. Although it is likely to positively impact the home loan segment, most realtors and analysts feel that it will not prove to be a saviour for a majority of home owners in [...] Continue Reading »
Jayadarsini Housing Pvt Ltd (JHPL) was incorporated in the year 1996. It has been a leading property development companies in Hyderabad for the past 15 years. Headed by founder CMD Mr. Gorla Saibabu, it is also a company which develops its employees growth as well. The company’s mission has been to provide affordable luxury and [...] Continue Reading »
Statistics suggest that there is a wide gap between the demand in supply of housing – both in terms of quality and quantity, in urban India. Technical Group constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA) reveals data that shows that the urban housing shortage in the country at the end of [...] Continue Reading »
A recent survey was carried out by real estate research firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) on affordable housing in seven cities – Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. The survey shows that Mumbai tops six other cities in the country for the number of upcoming affordable housing projects. Around 15 projects are [...] Continue Reading »
Good news emerge for economically weaker section as National Housing Bank (NHB)has slashed its refinance rate by up to 100 basis points for home loans not exceeding Rs 5 lakh. NHB said it has reduced the rate to promote affordable housing finance for low income people in urban areas. It has been pondering schemes for [...] Continue Reading »
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association (CREDAI), on Wednesday, called for comprehensive reforms in areas related to land administration, banking and taxation to lift the realty sector and support in meeting the shortage of 26 million houses. CREDAI unveiled 10-point agenda to revive the sector, which is facing demand slowdown due to high interest [...] Continue Reading »
While banks are being unwilling to provide real estate loans, the Reserve Bank of India has been following a cautious policy to reduce risks associated with realty sector and to ensure that the sector remains sustainable and viable over a long period of time. National Housing Bank (NHB) has also played its role in de-risking [...] Continue Reading »
The Indian developers mainly target luxury, high-end and upper-mid housing segment. Meanwhile the housing requirements of the lower middle-income and lower income groups that are grossly neglected in India. There is an ever-growing housing shortage since the cities fall short of planned housing for low-income group. According to the report by real estate services firm [...] Continue Reading »
XRBIA Developers, the former Eiffel Developers & Realtors Ltd., has recently revealed the first-of-its-kind affordable housing brand XRBIA for pan India. Hafeez Contractor, a 61 year old renowned architect, has developed a revolutionary new design for affordable housing. An exact full size model of the actual house was shown during an occasion. XRBIA – Connoting [...] Continue Reading »
