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		<title>Where there is a house, there is a way!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/where-there-is-a-house-there-is-a-way-77776</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 05:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Central Government is proposing to support for the construction of houses for the middle class and poor people. The estimate is about 7 Crore houses. The mission for the government is low cost affordable housing. This is real good new news for developers. Out of this 7 crore, 31% of the houses are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks to issue long-term local currency bonds: infrastructure projects and affordable housing to get new boost</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/banks-to-issue-long-term-local-currency-bonds-infrastructure-projects-and-affordable-housing-to-get-new-boost-69733</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/banks-to-issue-long-term-local-currency-bonds-infrastructure-projects-and-affordable-housing-to-get-new-boost-69733#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Axis Bank]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-term bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new rules on long term bonds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=69733</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The global rating agency Moody in its report mentioned that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) new regulations which were issued last week which allowed the banks to issue long-term local currency bonds are considered as ‘credit positive’. Moody’s vice-president SrikanthVadlamani and associate analyst Nick Caes giving further insight on this development mentioned that these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L&amp;T finance holdings- Housing Finance still a baby</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/lt-finance-holdings-housing-finance-still-a-baby-62732</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/lt-finance-holdings-housing-finance-still-a-baby-62732#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 06:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing finance industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larsen & Toubro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larsen & Toubro Housing Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larsen and Toubro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larsen and Toubro Ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larsen and Toubro project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIC Housing Finance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important financial holding companies in India; manned and operated by the Larsen &#38; Toubro group is L&#38;T finance holdings, which has aims and ambitions for the country at large. Sources from the company say that the venture plans to become a bank, with an ambition that would show how the incoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IIFL home bonds oversubscribed 2.24 times</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/iifl-home-bonds-oversubscribed-2-24-times-58430</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/iifl-home-bonds-oversubscribed-2-24-times-58430#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing loans and loans against property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIFHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIFL home bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India Infoline Housing Finance Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans against property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Convertible Debentures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stock exchange]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The issuance of unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures by India Infoline Housing Finance Limited (IIFL), which is the housing finance subsidiary of IIFL Holdings Limited, has been oversubscribed 2.24 times of the base issue. As per the stock exchange data the total collection was Rs 224.5 crore which is 2.24 times of the base issue. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBI disagree with the plan to give Sarfaesi powers to HFCs</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-disagree-with-the-plan-to-give-sarfaesi-powers-to-hfcs-58423</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-disagree-with-the-plan-to-give-sarfaesi-powers-to-hfcs-58423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFCs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SARFAESI Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarfaesi Act-powers to housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarfaesi powers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarfaesi powers to HFCs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=58423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) disagrees with finance ministry’s plan to give Sarfaesi Act-powers automatically to all housing finance companies (HFCs) registered with the National Housing Bank (NHB). An official says that the ‘stringent’ Sarfaesi powers should not be given to institutions without proper due diligence of their management, track-record, borrower profile and default [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB to tap funds from overseas market</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-tap-funds-from-overseas-market-57793</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-tap-funds-from-overseas-market-57793#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dewan housing finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[external commercial borrowing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=57793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Housing Board (NHB) shall raise $200 million through ECB (external commercial borrowing) within the next fortnight. This will ensure will ensure that home loan players meet the $1 billion target of foreign fund raising in FY14. NHB regulates pure-play home financiers. It refinances a part of the housing finance portfolios and acts as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Icra sees HFCs’ asset quality stress rising</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/icra-sees-hfcs-asset-quality-stress-rising-56862</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/icra-sees-hfcs-asset-quality-stress-rising-56862#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[builder loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit outstanding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lending against property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans against property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage finance industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonperforming assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rating agency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=56862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rating agency ICRA recently said that some stress might be seen in the asset quality of housing finance companies (HFCs) in the current fiscal, ending March 31. This is due to their push on riskier segments like lending against property and to self-employed people. The total housing credit outstanding as of December 2013 is being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>300 mn raised by HDFC through ECB</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/300-mn-raised-by-hdfc-through-ecb-56147</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/300-mn-raised-by-hdfc-through-ecb-56147#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing projects in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[External Commercial Borrowings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[External commercial borrowings (ECB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Development Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[libor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=56147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) raised $300 million via external commercial borrowings (ECB). The amount was raised under the affordable housing scheme of the Reserve Bank of India. ECB loans carry a lower rate of interest and are raised abroad. The RBI has allowed housing finance companies to tap external sources of financing to enable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing sector seeks to tap long-term funds</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-sector-seeks-to-tap-long-term-funds-54218</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-sector-seeks-to-tap-long-term-funds-54218#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[. Naveen Raheja]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPFO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance ministry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=54218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Finance Ministry is mulling an option of allowing the long-term funds from such funding institutions to help housing finance companies (HFCs) overcome the asset liability mis-matches. These funds can be channelized to the housing sector either by allowing them to lend to HFCs, or permitting them to invest in Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Policy amendments must to promote affordable housing</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/policy-amendments-must-to-promote-affordable-housing-51956</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/policy-amendments-must-to-promote-affordable-housing-51956#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affordable homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[low-income houses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[satellite towns of metros]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=51956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Delhi: With urbanisation expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of more than two percent over the next 20 years, there is a great need to develop better policies to provide mass housing, particularly in the suburbs and satellite towns of metros and Tier I cities. The government has to reform the development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urban housing fund to function in a month</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/urban-housing-fund-to-function-in-a-month-48315</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/urban-housing-fund-to-function-in-a-month-48315#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praveen.p</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable housing projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle and lower income segment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minister in the Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slum rehabilitation in metro cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Housing Fund]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=48315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The urban housing fund which was announced recently by the Finance Minister in the Budget is likely to function within a month. The minister proposed an allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore to the National Housing Bank (NHB) for initiating it. According to an official, the fund will be used for the refinancing of the banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi-NCR housing sector to witness a fall in prices</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/delhi-ncr-housing-sector-to-witness-a-fall-in-prices-44934</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/delhi-ncr-housing-sector-to-witness-a-fall-in-prices-44934#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR- The prices of properties, particularly in NCR, are about to witness a downfall in the near future, presume National Housing Bank (NHB). Along with this, 20 percent growth is expected in the residential sector during the current financial year against 17 percent in the last fiscal. Many cities including NCR region have observed fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest subsidy over home loans to poor likely to be rised</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/interest-subsidy-over-home-loans-to-poor-likely-to-be-rised-42838</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/interest-subsidy-over-home-loans-to-poor-likely-to-be-rised-42838#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interest Subsidy for Housing the Urban Poor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest subsidy scheme]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Low income groups]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=42838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To support housing for the poor, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has been planning to raise the cap on the interest subsidy scheme from the present Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The scheme of Interest Subsidy for Housing the Urban Poor was started in the late 2008 in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB funds mortgage lenders to lend loans to low-income groups</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-funds-mortgage-lenders-to-lend-loans-to-low-income-groups-39651</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-funds-mortgage-lenders-to-lend-loans-to-low-income-groups-39651#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed-rate housing loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing for LIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low-cost housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-income housing groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage lenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Delhi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refinance scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential projects in India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=39651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi- National Housing Bank (NHB) is planning to offer a special refinance scheme to mortgage lenders for loans to urban low-income housing groups to buy affordable houses. With this move, the housing finance regulator is likely to create a long-term market for fixed-rate housing loans and boost affordable housing. The new refinance scheme for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developers, housing finance companies are allowed to raise $1 bn ECB: RBI</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/developers-housing-finance-companies-are-allowed-to-raise-1-bn-ecb-rbi-36471</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/developers-housing-finance-companies-are-allowed-to-raise-1-bn-ecb-rbi-36471#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing units]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[builders and developers in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[External Commercial Borrowings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global financial market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyers in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low cost housing projects in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate developers in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slum rehabilitation projects in india]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=36471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Real estate developers and housing finance companies are allowed by the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) to raise funds up to $1 billion through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) in order to promote low-cost housing projects. RBI said that the funds raised through ECBs should be used either for developing low cost housing projects or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB to assist Rs 17k crore home loan</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-assist-rs-17k-crore-home-loan-35565</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-assist-rs-17k-crore-home-loan-35565#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed interest rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate on home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low-income group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lower interest rates on home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Real Estate Development Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Real Estate Development Council convention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is inflation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=35565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217; home loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House prices to fall: NHB</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/house-prices-to-fall-nhb-30762</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/house-prices-to-fall-nhb-30762#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house price drop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Price correction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property price fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate price correction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate prices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB) has expressed hopes that price correction in housing market is due soon. NHB, the regulator of housing finance companies, has predicted a decline in the real estate prices in the near future. NHB attributes the fall in prices to the large number of empty houses which is due to be sold. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convert savings on lower EMI into deposits, urges SBI</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/convert-funds-on-lower-emi-into-deposits-urges-sbi-30082</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/convert-funds-on-lower-emi-into-deposits-urges-sbi-30082#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equated Monthly Installment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loan customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Loan Interest rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recurring deposits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Bank of India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The  State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to showcase &#8216;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property fair to be held in Coimbatore</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/property-fair-to-be-held-in-coimbatore-27599</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/property-fair-to-be-held-in-coimbatore-27599#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coimbatore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coimbatore properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instant home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Developers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=27599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Confederation of Real Estate Developers&#8217; Associations of India, Coimbatore will organise a three-day property fair at CODDISSIA Trade Fair Complex from August 17. The fair is to feature properties of 30 member developers apart from housing finance companies that will provide home buyers with instant home loan processing options. The organizers state that number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB scraps pre-payment fine on dual rate housing loans</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-scraps-pre-payment-fine-on-dual-rate-housing-loans-27246</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-scraps-pre-payment-fine-on-dual-rate-housing-loans-27246#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dual rate housing schemes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing finance companies (HFCs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=27246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Housing Bank has scrapped pre-payment penalty on dual rate housing schemes. The Reserve Bank of India, the banking regulator, has already removed pre-payment charges on dual rate schemes. Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) generally charge 2-4 per cent of the loan outstanding as early repayment charges in order to deter customers from closing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICICI Bank provides special loan to NRIs</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/icici-bank-provides-special-loan-to-nris-24486</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/icici-bank-provides-special-loan-to-nris-24486#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gurgaon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dream home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Exchange Regulation Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICICI Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-resident Indians (NRIs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Properties in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repayment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salaried]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-employed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=24486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ICICI Bank has planned a particular kind of home loan to cater to the needs of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who plan to buy properties in India. ICICI Home Loan to NRI offers an extensive range of products considered to facilitate NRIs to buy or build their long dream home in homeland. The bank has specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non banking finance companies entered into realty market</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/non-banking-finance-companies-entered-into-realty-market-15539</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/non-banking-finance-companies-entered-into-realty-market-15539#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates on housing finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non banking finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non banking financer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential price]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=15539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Housing finance is a preferred market choice for many of the non banking finance companies. These finance companies provide loan for the builders as well as they are considered good option for home loans. It is noticed that the residential price index has a rising curve in the tire 2 cities while it is decreasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 realty a much awaited one!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/2012-realty-a-much-awaited-one-12045</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/2012-realty-a-much-awaited-one-12045#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Builders and developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project execution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty experts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential and commercial projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential projects]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=12045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The realty scenario for the year 2011 was a roller coaster ride. Too many residential projects were paused, with plenty of apartments are still left unsold! The housing finance companies were in a complete dilemma with the interest rates hiked many times during this year. The delay in project execution was a major drop down! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBI pause interest rate hike!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-pause-interest-rate-hike-11027</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-pause-interest-rate-hike-11027#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current levels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Increasing interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates dropping down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=11027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the interest rates unchanged! This is the first time midst this year RBI has paused the hike. During this year RBI has hiked the interest rate nearly 13 times within a span of 21 months. Also central bank has shown clear signs of interest rates dropping down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opaque Practices traced on pricing of Home Loans in India</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/opaque-practices-traced-on-pricing-of-home-loans-in-india-9216</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/opaque-practices-traced-on-pricing-of-home-loans-in-india-9216#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking sectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floating home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan Borrowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prepayment penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=9216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently had set up a committee to taken initiative of ensuring proper flow of finance in India. This was also aimed to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory pricing of credit. Meanwhile the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, K C Chakrabarty reported saying that the housing finance companies and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Penalty will be added from now on to Home Loan Payers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/no-penalty-will-be-added-from-now-on-to-home-loan-payers-8492</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/no-penalty-will-be-added-from-now-on-to-home-loan-payers-8492#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking sectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floating loan rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loan borrowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=8492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The home loan borrowers can now cheer as the National Housing Bank (NHB) has banned levy of pre-payment taxes. The house owners can now avail loans from more than 54 various Housing Finance Companies (HFC). The NHB has passed on a mandatory rule to all the HFC to receive a stable interest payment from all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Housing Bank upholds Borrower Fund Norms for Home Loans</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/national-housing-bank-upholds-borrower-fund-norms-for-home-loans-8129</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/national-housing-bank-upholds-borrower-fund-norms-for-home-loans-8129#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=8129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Housing Bank (NHB) is upholdong a new mantra with guidelines on charges with affordable home loan. NHB in the previous financial year had announced zero percent pre-payment charges that are to be levied. Mr R.V. Verma the Chairman and Managing Director of NHB reported saying that they are looking into commercial refinance situations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB to set up a Mortgage Housing Finance Company</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-set-up-a-mortgage-housing-finance-company-7611</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Investment Promotion Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guwahati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ludhiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vijayawada]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=7611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB) is planning to set up a finance company over the end of this financial year. The housing finance head Reserve Bank of India, will compensate on banks and housing finance companies in respect with the home loan borrowers. The application for the mortgage finance company will be handled by the Reserve Bank of India by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Interest Rates affects Housing Finance Companies</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rising-interest-rates-affects-housing-finance-companies-7238</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dewan Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fall in revenues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India’s Biggest Mortgager HDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIC Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising rate scenario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rising interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharp rise in interest rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=7238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HDFC posted a marginal growth in the net profit; however LIC Housing and Dewan Housing both reported a severe drop in the financial market. During the month of June 2011, both of these financial sectors reported a severe decline in sanctioning loans and there are few borrowers approaching them for funding. The actual impact is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EMI Rates Burdens the Loan Borrowers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/emi-rates-burdens-the-loan-borrowers-7234</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/emi-rates-burdens-the-loan-borrowers-7234#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI charges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home loan burden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Loan Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan Borrowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan Tenures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monthly installments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prepayment charges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rate hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Substantial rate hike]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=7234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Home loan borrowers are now facing a tough time as there is a slight raise in the EMI (Equated Monthly Installments). Banks have agreed to increase pre-payment charges at the meeting with RBI (Reserve Bank of India). The Central Government is concerned about the home loan burden on the loan borrowers. Henceforth they have put [...]]]></description>
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