National Housing Bank
Delhi- In order to promote low-cost housing projects, the government is planning to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in such projects, subject to a host of conditions, including a lock-in period and minimum capital requirements. At present, FDI is banned in the real estate business but 100 percent FDIis allowed in the construction development projects [...] Continue Reading »
To assess collateral values for home financing, the UPA-II government is planning to attach greater importance and weightage to Residex, an index to capture changes in the prices of residential buildings at the national level. This drive was initiated keeping in mind the need for new financing schemes for the urban slums’ housing. The economic [...] Continue Reading »
According to the National Housing Bank (NHB) Residex, the last quarter of 2012 saw rise in residential property prices across 18 of the 20 cities covered. Major Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Chennai witnessed significant increase in the same. The cities which reported maximum growth in residential property prices quarter-on-quarter are [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
High prices of properties is the major concern for home buyers across India. Though unsold properties are piling up, developers are reluctant to reduce rates. As per the data from the NHB (National Housing Bank) Residex index which tracks price movements in the residential segment in 20 cities across India, the rise in property rates [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] 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 »
As a result of funding gap, many housing projects have been shut down and as a result, economy has slowed down. The government has directed many banks across the state to unblock values of stalled projects and provide financial dose to turn them viable. National housing bank (NHB) decided to begin the search for the [...] Continue Reading »
National Housing Bank has signaled a reduction in interest rates for housing finance companies (HFCs) by reducing its prime lending rate from 10.5 per cent to 10 per cent. The rate reduction is set to affect medium and smaller-sized players in the industry as NHB accounts for 25-30 per cent of the resources raised by HFCs. [...] Continue Reading »
