Housing sector
Maharashtra is all set to become the first state to have a regulator for the housing sector. It has put up a draft of the Maharashtra Housing (Regulation and Development) Rules for public comment till October 10. The tech savvy body wants to hear from the consumers what they have in their mind. After Oct 10, [...] Continue Reading »
BJP’s manifesto clearly charted out the housing for all agenda by 2022. Urban Development and Housing Minister Venkaiah Naidu mentioned in New Delhi that this is a top priority of the government, which is exploring all financial models, to go ahead with the ambitious scheme. Modi has invited the states and Union Territories ministers to [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate consultant KJ Singh said, “The mess that the real estate sector is in today will become worse if FSI is increased as the builder lobby has been asking for a higher FSI.” On a certain plot FSI is the total covered area on all floors of all buildings divided by the area of [...] Continue Reading »
The major real estate firm won contracts worth Rs. 1,981 crore in housing sector including major order in Bangalore. The company says that the building and factory business of L&T has grabbed the housing order of value Rs. 1,981 crore in March 2014. A main residential order is taken up in Bangalore from one of [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
The planned changes in foreign direct investment rules for the realty sector will be discussed by the cabinet this week. The new rules will help realtors to infuse more money into the sagging housing sector by lowering the minimum built-up requirements and minimum capitalisation. The minimum area requirement would be halved from 10 hectares to [...] Continue Reading »
Lucknow: In order to encourage mixed land use in the draft prepared for state urban housing and habitat policy 2013, the housing and urban planning department has recommended multi-centered pattern of urban growth along highways. Land pooling scheme is also suggested in case of compact area selected in consultation with landowners for urban development. Considering [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has passed its budget for 2013-14 which mainly focuses on development of affordable housing projects in its sub-cities and infrastructure development projects, followed by maintenance of green areas, building community centres and multi-storey wedding venues and more. The DDA Budget for the fiscal 2013-2014 was passed on Tuesday at [...] Continue Reading »
A day after the budget, the industry estimated the sale of affordable homes could increase up to 20 percent this year because of the additional exemption granted to the first time buyers. This benefit is for property which doesn’t exceed Rs 40 lakh. In the Budget it is said that, in 2013- 2014, the first time buyers, [...] Continue Reading »
Luxury homes are going to cost more after the finance minister reduced the abatement on service tax availed by real estate developers for homes and flats above 2,000 sq ft or costing Rs 1 crore and above to 70% from 75%. The impact will be expanded in Mumbai for all the home buyers of under-construction [...] Continue Reading »
