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Jul 22, 2016, 11:35 AM IST
House price inflation to edge down further: Nomura
Affordability concerns are likely to dominate the Indian housing sector while prices may face downward pressure despite lower interest rates and aggressive retail lending push by banks, says a Nomura report.
Jul 07, 2016, 18:31 PM IST
EPFO plans to provide home loans
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May 26, 2016, 10:04 AM IST
Five developers approach govt with SEZ cancellation plea
Five special economic zone (SEZ) developers including Abex Infocom have approached the government to surrender their IT sector tax-free zones
Apr 15, 2016, 17:39 PM IST
Cabinet approves construction of 2.95 crore rural houses under Housing for All by 2022 scheme
The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its nod for the implementation of the rural component of the scheme.
Mar 24, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
Cabinet nod to construction of 2.95 crore houses in rural areas under Housing for All scheme
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave nod to construction of 2.95 crore houses in rural areas under Housing for All scheme.
Mar 23, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Parliament nod to Real Estate Bill: How it will benefit home buyers
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill is designed to protect consumer interest, ensure efficiency in all property-related transactions, improve accountability of developers, boost transparency and attract more investments to the sector.
Mar 16, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget 2016-17: Five Takeaways
Possibly too keenly aware of the BJP being seen as corporate friendly and, possibly, deriving lessons from the Bihar drubbing, the government has most conspicuously given an agri and rural push.
Feb 29, 2016, 19:18 PM IST
Union Budget 2016 HIGHLIGHTS: Home buyers to get Rs 50,000 more deduction on interest; no change in income tax slabs
First time home buyers will get a deduction of an additional interest of Rs 50,000 per annum for loan upto Rs 35 lakh, during 2016-17, provided the house value does not exceed Rs 50 lakh.
Feb 29, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
DDT exemption will pave way for REITs launch: Experts
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's proposed removal of dividend distribution tax has received a thumbs-up from the real estate sector which has been looking for a clarity to launch Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) for raising funds.
Feb 29, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
First home buyers get Rs 50,000 more deduction on interest
Aiming to boost demand in realty sector, the government on Monday proposed an additional Rs 50,000 deduction on interest on loans for first home buyers and tax incentives on development of affordable housing, besides exempting REITs from dividend distribution tax.
Feb 29, 2016, 16:28 PM IST
Budget 2016: Expectations of home buyers
The deduction for interest on housing loans needs to increase from the current limit of Rs 2 lakh.
Feb 24, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Budget 2016: Common man's expectations from FM Jaitley
The common man expects the income tax limit to be increased from prevailing Rs 250,000 to Rs 300,000.
Feb 11, 2016, 13:19 PM IST
Modi govt to provide affordable houses in less than Rs 5 lakh
At a time when only one percent of India's population can afford a house above Rs 10 lakh, the Modi government is not only committed to building smart cities but also to offer affordable houses below Rs 5 lakh.
Feb 10, 2016, 17:34 PM IST
Housing sale down 4% in 8 cities in 2015; 6.9L units unsold
Housing sales fell by 4 percent to 2,63,720 units last year, lowest since 2010, in the eight major cities of the country on account of demand slowdown in the real estate market despite interest rate cut by the RBI.
Jan 28, 2016, 21:23 PM IST
Know why Mumbai property prices may come down by 20% soon
Real estate developers in Mumbai may soon begin offering 20 percent discount to its home buyers.
Jan 06, 2016, 11:21 AM IST
Housing.Com appoints Mani Rangarajan as CFO
Mani has held executive level roles in companies such as Citigroup and Yahoo. He has also been involved with several start-ups in India in advisory roles, the SoftBank-backed portal said.
Oct 18, 2015, 20:35 PM IST
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje announces 'affordable' urban housing policies
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday unveiled two policies pertaining to affordable housing and allotment of land in urban areas of the state.
Sep 26, 2015, 18:04 PM IST
Active private participation in housing need of the hour: Naidu
Inviting investments from private players in housing sector, government on Wednesday said they can play a key role in achieving the goal of 'housing for all' by 2022.
Sep 16, 2015, 14:14 PM IST
'Housing for All' scheme: 305 cities identified across nine states
The selected cities and towns are in Chhattisgarh (36 cities/towns), Gujarat (30), Jammu and Kashmir (19), Jharkhand (15), Kerala (15), Madhya Pradesh (74), Odisha (42), Rajasthan (40) and Telangana (34).
Aug 30, 2015, 17:48 PM IST