Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has doubled the limit for home loans to Rs 10 lakh for consideration under priority sector lending. This decision will encourage the EWS people for buying housing properties in India . In a notification RBI ordered to extend the bank loan limit to non-governmental agencies for the purpose of construction or [...] Continue Reading »
Following the Reserve Bank of India’s move to slash policy rates, the leading banks are planning to reduce the home loan rates. Some leading banks have already cut their home loan rates for existing and new customers, while the other banks are in the process of deciding the new rates. Higher home loan rates and [...] Continue Reading »
The demand for property has been robust in Chennai in terms of commercial and residential properties. The demand for apartments in Chennai are increasing as the cost of properties are in budget range of Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh. The builders association has pointed out that there is a shortage of 24,000 homes [...] Continue Reading »
The builders of Mumbai and NCR have suddenly stopped bargaining on the cost of apartments in Mumbai. There are several incidents happening now a days where builders are withdrawing any discounts proposed earlier. The recent repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India has made real estate developers hopeful that sales would pick up [...] Continue Reading »
The big players of the real estate in Indore are highly motivated after the rate cut decision taken by the Reserve Bank of India. The builders of Indore are expecting a rise in demand of apartments in Indore as the home loan interest likely to be cheaper. With higher inflation rate the prospective home buyers [...] Continue Reading »
The Sanghvi Group of Companies has evolved into one of the most prominent real estate developers in Mumbai. Director of Sanghvi Group of Companies welcomed the new credit policy of the Reserve Bank of India. The group feels that the reduced cost of accessing funds by developers will aid in accelerating project execution which were [...] Continue Reading »
Though the Reserve bank of India has reduced the key interest rates by 50 basis points, experts think, the decision is not adequate to make housing loans affordable. The property advisors says that, ‘it is unlikely that property prices will come down because of this rate cut, and it is the price of properties that [...] Continue Reading »
The Reserve Bank of India barred banks from charging any fee from a customer who wants to repay an outstanding loan and close the account. This will give the home loan customers a greater flexibility to opt for other banks for better interest rates. Housing finance regulator National Housing Bank (NHB) has already barred home [...] Continue Reading »
The real estate industry is very much sensitive to the home loan interest rate. With the RBI decision to cut key lending rates by 50 basis points, builders and home loan customers will be benefited. The reduced cost of borrowing is expected to be passed on partially by banks to borrowers in the form of [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry thinks commercial banks should cut interest rates so that home loans will become affordable. The cost of real estate properties were higher because of high cost of funding. The builders association also welcomed the RBI decision to scrap pre-closure of loans. It is a wise decision for a stagnating economy [...] Continue Reading »
