Loans
A day after SBI reduced home and auto loan rates and the National Housing Bank (NHB) announced reduction in the refinance rate under a special scheme for the economically weaker section, there seems to be a possibility of further cut looming in the horizon. Moreover, SBI said that it would cut interest rates on fixed [...] Continue Reading »
The two adjacent Adrash flats have come under the scanner of the Adarsh judicial commission. The flats were financed by the Kolhapur-based builder Umesh Shinde. Vishwas Chougule, a retired teacher was allotted flat number 1904, while his former colleague Raghunath Bhosale was allotted a neighbouring flat in Adarsh. Shinde, who runs Raj Devendra Construction Ltd, [...] 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 »
Shares in State Bank of India fell 1.1 percent as a result of their declaration to cut home loan rates for new borrowers. SBI cut its rate on auto loans to 10.75 percent from 11.25 percent, while cutting home loans to a range of 10.25 percent to 10.4 percent depending on the lent amount. The [...] Continue Reading »
As suggested by the Centre, major states agreed to the plan of restructuring loan for power distribution companies (discoms) worth Rs 1.2 lakh crore, including revision of tariffs and roping in the private sector. The state government will take over half the short term outstanding loan after discoms issue bonds to lenders. The maturity of [...] Continue Reading »
In the current scenario, home buyers in India have little say in the interest rates on their loans. But products with flexible interest due can prove to be a big innovation in coming days as banks such as SBI, Citibank, Standard Chartered, HSBC, among others, are offering loans with flexible interest payable. The flexi or [...] Continue Reading »
Jamshedpur realty, being chased by one or the other crisis, did not yield good response in the first two quarters of 2012. When the developers were finding ways to tide over the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act 1908 crisis and Sanjeevani Buildcon fraud episode, the economic slowdown has just hit them hard. Jamshedpur Builders Association Chairman, [...] Continue Reading »
For the financial year 2012 and 2013 the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has new set of realty plans! It has decided to sell plots and huge lands to dry out completely from financial crisis. With the release of recent budget, the HMDA executive committee approved a budget outlay of Rs 2,938 crore. Rs 973 [...] Continue Reading »
The National Housing Bank (NHB) raises provisioning requirement for doubtful assets up to 100%, asks housing finance companies to set aside 0.4% loans as buffer. The new guidelines are aimed at protecting the health of HFCs when concerns over possible asset quality deterioration increases manifold amid rising interest rates, but industry captains said their prising [...] Continue Reading »
ICICI launched its dual-rate home loans scheme nearly a month back where customers can choose a fixed rate for one or two years, HDFC unveiled ‘Fixed First’, a home loan where interest rates are fixed for the first three or five years and then shifted to floating rates, on Monday. For loans up to Rs30 [...] Continue Reading »
