Reserve Bank of India
The RBI pointed out that bank should make sure that all future transactions related to the sale and purchase of real estate as well as acquisition on lease or rental basis at the overseas centers are done as per the board approved policy. This directive has been issued after it came to the central bank’s [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
Fresh loans worth Rs 1,375 crore have been granted to 18,510 beneficiaries during the third quarter September-December last year as a decrease of 55% from the same period in 2012. A record shortfall in demand for home loans last year has been led by the slowdown in real estate and overall economic slump. The fall [...] Continue Reading »
As per the RBI the consumers are allowed to pre-pay floating rate term loans without any fine. The RBI concluded that bank should not take undue advantage of customer difficulty. Instead of charging for non-maintenance of minimum balance in ordinary savings bank accounts the bank should limit the services available on such accounts to those [...] Continue Reading »
Mr. C. Shekhar Reddy, President Credai-National, says that the real estate sector has been witnessing high input costs, high cost of funds and a moderate demand over the last few months. The real estate sector has been neglected and requires immediate concern to develop confidence. Mr. Anuj Puri, Chairman and Country Head, JLL India, says [...] Continue Reading »
CREDAI says that interest rates have increased and the hoped rates would come down in near future which motivates the economic growth as well as housing demand. Mr. Lalit Kumar Jain, Chairman of Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), says that this is positive step as it indicates that interest rates will [...] 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 DFL Infrastructure Finance has been prohibited from selling or transferring its properties as well as transacting in other business activities without approval from the Reserve Bank due to irregularities in the findings of the company’s books and accounts checked last year. The company says that they are not allowed to sell, transfer, create charge [...] Continue Reading »
The real estate industry in India is going through the phase of transformation. During 2013, the real estate market remained constant in major Indian cities. In Bangalore, the real estate market remained stagnant as compared to its adjoining cities. It is expected that the real estate market will gain its momentum in 2014. A Silver [...] Continue Reading »
IDFC is prepared with a “Plan B” just in case it does not make it to the list of winners for a license from the Reserve Bank of India to start a bank. This also means diversification into housing finance and retail lending business. Speaking on this Group Chief Financial Officer, IDFC, Mr. Sunil Kakar, [...] Continue Reading »
