Home loans
In order to attract customers and beat competition, State Bank of India (SBI) has cut processing fee on home loans, which is till December 31 this year. SBI’s processing fee cut will affect it’s rivals like HDFC, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank adversely, since it has already cut it’s home loan rates. In order to [...] Continue Reading »
Indiabulls Group has put a step forward to acquire global footprint. The real estate firm has entered into an agreement with Qatar‘s Doha Bank for offering mortgage loans to the bank’s NRI customers for acquiring properties in India. The tie-up with Indiabulls will provide an opportunity for Doha Bank NRI customers to approach for housing [...] Continue Reading »
The State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to showcase ‘lower equated monthly installment savings investment proposition’ to their existing customers as well as prospective customers including home loan customers of other banks and housing finance companies. The bank has lowered the equated monthly installments (EMIs) on home loans by about Rs. 15-19 across the [...] Continue Reading »
Experts say that the present slowdown in the economy can be turned to a projected growth with a revival in the real estate sector. When India’s economic growth had slowed down to 6.7 per cent in 2008-09 from 9.3 per cent in the previous year, the revival of the real estate sector with a growth in [...] Continue Reading »
Various leading banks have now made it possible for the home buyers to pay back their loan at leisure. Banks have adopted this policy in order to improve their retail credit group. The first ever bank with the longest year of repayment in the India’s banking history is the State Bank of India (SBI) with [...] Continue Reading »
CREDAI, the apex body of realtors, welcomed the RBI’s decision to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 0.25 per cent. However, they also felt that reduction in repo rate was needed to boost the real estate sector. The Indian real estate industry has expressed hope that a part of Rs 17,000-crore worth liquidity infused by [...] Continue Reading »
Reserve Bank of India has announced a cut in the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by a quarter of a percentage point (25 basis points) to 4.5% in its policy review meeting. With the announcement, home and auto loans will gradually become cheaper over the next few months. However, the RBI disappointed industry by leaving repo [...] Continue Reading »
Festive season has triggered initiatives to boost home sales. Banks and builders have come up with lucrative offers for home buyers. Several banks have cut rates on home loans by 25-50 basis points and real estate developers are offering discounts on under-construction and ready for possession properties. Bank of Baroda, Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of [...] Continue Reading »
State Bank of India (SBI) is witnessing a significant growth in its home loan segment since it cut rates in the beginning of August. Officials of the country’s largest lender revealed that number of home loan applications being received per day has now doubled to 800 from 400. However, the officials stated that since there [...] Continue Reading »
Home loans are to become cheaper in near future. While some banks have already slashed their interest rates while others are planning to do the same. The finance ministry has already asked bankers to reduce equated monthly installment (EMIs) on home loans. State-owned Central Bank of India has decided to reduce home loans by 10 [...] Continue Reading »
