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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>
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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>Is Gold and Real Estate at Loss this Financial Year 2014?</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/is-gold-and-real-estate-at-loss-this-financial-year-2014-77116</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the lofty debacle of gold in 2013, it has barely revived. Last year, gold lost about 28.3 per cent in terms of dollars while 18.7 per cent in terms of rupee. At the beginning of 2014, gold further made a loss of 3.8 per cent in rupees and 3.6 per cent in dollars. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chennai tops the rising chart of property prices</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/chennai-tops-the-rising-chart-of-property-prices-69928</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/chennai-tops-the-rising-chart-of-property-prices-69928#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chennai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third highest increase in property has been observed in Mumbai in comparison to the other major cities over the past seven years. The rise in property is around 129 percent since 2007. Chennai has topped the chart with a 249 percent hike. The other cities that made to the list with an over 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief for home buyers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/relief-for-home-buyers-59663</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/relief-for-home-buyers-59663#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monthly EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RATES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relaxation for homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax-free bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It might come as a relief for homebuyers hit by a volatile floating rate loans. The National Housing Bank (NHB) has planned to use a large portion of tax-free bond proceeds to shore up long term fixed-rate mortgage loans manily for low and moderate income housing in urban areas and suburbs. NHB has been working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB to introduce ratings for housing projects very soon</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-introduce-ratings-for-housing-projects-very-soon-59481</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-introduce-ratings-for-housing-projects-very-soon-59481#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 06:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB-IBA rating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rating system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In association with banks, The NHB will come up with a rating for housing projects to help buyers make informed decisions. Mr. RV Verma, NHB Chairman and Managing Director, says that they require Reserve Banks approval to launch the NHB-IBA rating for real estate projects. They are hoping to launch the rating soon. But they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBI extended the deadline for NHB</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-extended-the-deadline-for-nhb-59484</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rbi-extended-the-deadline-for-nhb-59484#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 05:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently RBI extended the deadline for the National Housing Bank (NHB) to raise funds through the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route, by six months. The central bank had allowed NHB and housing finance companies to collect funds up to$1 billion through this route to finance affordable housing loans up to Rs 25 lakh. Mr. RV [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
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		<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>NHB index needed for floating rates in home loans</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-index-needed-for-floating-rates-in-home-loans-57260</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-index-needed-for-floating-rates-in-home-loans-57260#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floating interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floating rates in home loans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home loan floating rates increases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nachiket Mor, central board member of RBI suggested the National Housing Bank (NHB) to work on a benchmark index for floating interest rates in housing loans. He also said that such indexes could result in the expansion of unoriginal market based on it. He also added that the indexes must be customer oriented. He also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manappuram acquires Milestone Home Finance</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/manappuram-acquires-milestone-home-finance-57152</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/manappuram-acquires-milestone-home-finance-57152#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kerala-based gold loan firm Manappuram Finance has diversified with the acquisition of Milestone Home Finance Company from Jaypee Hotels. VP Nandakumar, MD &#38; CEO of Manappuram Finance informed that entire acquisition would cost the company Rs 10 crore. He added that the acquisition would result in diversification of the group into home finance. The group’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB opts for early shutdown of tax-free bonds issue</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-opts-for-early-shutdown-of-tax-free-bonds-issue-56954</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-opts-for-early-shutdown-of-tax-free-bonds-issue-56954#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Base issue size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Installment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Housing Bank (NHB) has decided for the premature closure of its second tranche of public issue of tax-free bonds, this issue opened on March 7 and was planned to close on March 18. NHB got bids for Rs 1,252 crore in all four categories on the first day. The second installment of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing loans at 9.35% by DHFL Housing</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-loans-at-9-35-by-dhfl-housing-56596</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/housing-loans-at-9-35-by-dhfl-housing-56596#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dhfl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reduced interest rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHFL Housing Finance plans to offer housing loans at 9.35 per cent interest for 7 years fixed loans up to Rs 15 lakh. The offer is under the National Housing Bank’s Refinance Scheme of Rural Housing Fund. In a release, R Nambirajan, Managing Director, DHFL Housing Finance, informs that from February 1, NHB has reduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property price keep appreciating even as buyers keep away</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/property-price-keep-appreciating-even-as-buyers-keep-away-55525</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/property-price-keep-appreciating-even-as-buyers-keep-away-55525#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gaurav.gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cushman & Wakefield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the demand in the real estate market remains sluggish, property prices have seen a rise. National Housing Bank (NHB) data shows that in the metros, Delhi and Mumbai have recoded property price appreciation of 33.3 per cent and 22.65 per cent, respectively, through the last two and a half years. Jaipur has topped the list of cities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2nd highest rise in real estate recorded in Guwahati</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/2nd-highest-rise-in-real-estate-recorded-in-guwahati-54541</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/2nd-highest-rise-in-real-estate-recorded-in-guwahati-54541#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rakesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guwahati sees highest rise in the real estate prices in the last quarter of 2013 The last quarter of 2013 witnessed Guwahati registering the second highest rise in prices of residential properties among major cities in India. As per the National Housing Bank (NBH), a subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the prices of residential properties in 16 cities [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[HFCs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Naredco]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Real Estate Development Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[R V Verma]]></category>
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		<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>Prices of residential properties in cities on rise</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/prices-of-residential-properties-in-cities-on-rise-53642</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/prices-of-residential-properties-in-cities-on-rise-53642#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bangalore Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C&W report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chandigarh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cushman and Wakefield]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[property price data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property transactions in NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[realty growth of Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential realty market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=53642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The prices of residential properties in prime cities of India in the Jan-March 2013 quarter have witnessed an upward trend, shows National Housing Bank (NHB) residential index (Residex). NHB Residex records the movement in prices of residential properties on a quarterly basis. NHB Residex presently covers property price data of 20 cities on a quarterly [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable housing schemes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable residential units]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development norms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing and Urban Development Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-income houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-income housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real estate investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satellite towns of metros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax benefit on home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Housing Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urbanisation]]></category>

		<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>Budget 2013 boosts affordable housing sector</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/budget-2013-boosts-affordable-housing-sector-48382</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/budget-2013-boosts-affordable-housing-sector-48382#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget-2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gurgaon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indian home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Acquisition Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luxury home buyersPricewaterhouseCoopersbudget report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Housing Fund]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=48382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NBH is setting up an Urban Housing Fund with an allocation of Rs 2,000 crore  to infuse liquidity for urban housing and to boost demand in the city. According to NHB, the budget will boost the affordable housing with an additional interest benefit of Rs 1 lakh on first-time home loans up to Rs 25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt plans to use Residex to assess loan value</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/govt-plans-to-use-residex-to-assess-loan-value-47694</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/govt-plans-to-use-residex-to-assess-loan-value-47694#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing for urban slums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[properties in Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property prices in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban slums]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=47694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217; housing. The economic [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fall in property rates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing in India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian manufacturing and services sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-income housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prices of properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[properties in NCR region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory framework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scarcity of land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trend and Progress of Housing in India]]></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>NHB to fund stalled housing projects</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-fund-stalled-housing-projects-30957</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-fund-stalled-housing-projects-30957#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy slowdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding gap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing pojects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residentail real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stalled housing projects]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special rate scheme on home loans not the same as it looks!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/special-rate-scheme-on-home-loans-not-the-same-as-it-looks-23108</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/special-rate-scheme-on-home-loans-not-the-same-as-it-looks-23108#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartment News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi-NCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prepayment charges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prepayment charges for home loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=23108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Few years back, the home loan which was provided under teaser loan scheme by a housing finance company (HFC), is not the same anymore when repaying it back. The prepayment charges amounted to Rs 2 lakh for a person who had availed a Rs 1 crore loan under that special rate scheme. As per a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expats prefer Pune for property investing</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/expats-prefer-pune-for-property-investing-23023</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/expats-prefer-pune-for-property-investing-23023#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[easy home loan availability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian financial institutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jones Lang LaSalle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NRI investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[property investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[repatriation procedures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rupee depreciation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=23023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India has witnessed a rise in number of NRIs investing on properties. The dollar appreciation has given a further push to demand from NRI’s for investment in residential properties. With the real estate becoming cheaper for NRIs, many seek to invest in residential properties in two-tier cities such as Pune, notes Om Ahuja, CEO &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB to raise Rs 4,500 crore funds</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-raise-rs-4500-funds-10321</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-to-raise-rs-4500-funds-10321#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fiscal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fund housing activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing finance regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=10321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB) a housing finance regulator at the earliest will be raising Rs 4,500 crore on fund housing activities. NHB experts say that for now they have raised Rs 4,500 crores and are now looking forward to raise same amount by the end of current fiscal. Under the guidance of Reserve Bank of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Housing Bank Sets 0.4% Loan as Buffer</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/national-housing-bank-sets-0-4-loan-as-buffer-7313</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/national-housing-bank-sets-0-4-loan-as-buffer-7313#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rakesh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing loan market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rising interest rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=7313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI charges]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Housing Bank]]></category>
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		<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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		<title>Rise in Housing Prices across Cities</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rise-in-housing-prices-across-cities-7123</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rise-in-housing-prices-across-cities-7123#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demand for property in major cities across the country have dipped and sharp increase in borrowing costs had kept buyers on the sidelines. Banks have raised their lending rates sharply in the past few months after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates 11 times since March 2010. Bhopal leads the pack in rise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHB: Keep a Close Watch on Rising Interest Rates on Home Loans</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/nhb-keep-a-close-watch-on-rising-interest-rates-on-home-loans-7096</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest rates levied by housing finance companies (HFCs) have risen to 11-11.25% from 8.5% in the past year, raising monthly instalments. With interest rates moving up, most of the lenders are going to be impacted as almost 85% of the loans are on floating (interest) rate. National Housing Bank (NHB) asked lenders to keep a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmedabad bucked the Trend of Falling Prices</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/ahmedabad-bucked-the-trend-of-falling-prices-5100</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Housing Bank (NHB) has taken 2007 realty as a benchmark of the Residex pegged at 100. The figures show how Ahmedabad along with five others cities – Mumbai , Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow and Pune – have bucked the trend of falling prices. Residex (residential index) figures for city areas reveal that the road expansion [...]]]></description>
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