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With release of Union Budget 2013, the Finance Minister announced the introduction of one percent Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on immovable property transfer exceeding Rs 50 lakhs. Agricultural land is exempted from this. This means that if a person has a property (house or plot) which is sold for more than Rs 50 lakhs [...] Continue Reading »
With the Union Budget to be presented in a week, Builders’s Association of India (BAI) expects a hike in exemption limit on the interest in home loan. At present, the exemption is set at Rs 1.5 lakh which the builders want to be set at Rs 3 lakh. The builders demand the Finance Minister to [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Real estate of India hopes to get infrastructure status for affordable housing sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2013-2014. From the past three years the real estate sector has been longing for industry status. The recent tax benefit on home loans provided by the Finance ministry has boosted the industry’s hope. The Budgets [...] Continue Reading »
With the Union Budget in the pipeline, developers have sent their wishlist to the Finance Minister to be included in the upcoming budget. The real estate developers’ body CREDAI has demanded for an inclusive housing policy and tax incentives. Presenting an inclusive housing policy, the developers’ body also demanded for housing sector to be accorded [...] Continue Reading »
State Bank of India (SBI) has planned to speed up the home loan approval process by making it online. Now, the national bank will approve the loan amount online by linking it with Credit Information Bureau of India (Cibil). For doing so, the bank is thinking of finalising the service providers who will enable the [...] Continue Reading »
Titwala which is a small town located near Kalyan, Thane is fast growing as an affordable real estate destination. The locality offers 1 BHK apartments at a minimal cost of Rs 17 lakh. The area has witnessed 100% price appreciation in the last three years and the apartments in Titwala today cost double at what [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Good news to builders and developers whose projects have been kept on hold due to liquidity crisis. The finance ministry has planned to initiate a measure which is expected to improve the realty sector. Banks will be allowed to permit funds to stalled projects, which would revive the growth in economy. As per RBI‘s [...] Continue Reading »
During National Real Estate Development Council convention held on 8th December, Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB), R V Verma announced his thought to support Housing finance institutions by providing a loan of Rs 17,000 crore from July to next year June shortly. Housing finance companies aim to finance individuals’ home loans [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- Growth is expected to continue to be very strong in home loan sector owing to the demand driven by the younger population. Since 50 percent of the Indian population is below 25 years of age and average age of people borrowing loans is 37, in the next 5 to 10 years, there will be [...] Continue Reading »
Over the past five years, housing finance penetration has remained stable in India, reports ICRA Limited, an Indian credit ratings agency. The penetration levels in other developing countries are significantly higher than in India. The report states that the penetration rate increased from 4.5 percent as on March 2004 to 7 percent in March 2007. [...] Continue Reading »
