The National Housing Bank (NHB), regulator in the realty finance sector, is expected to take a decision soon on whether or not there will be a complete waiver of all pre-payment charges on floating-rate home loans.
The apex body for realty sector, CREDAI, has approached Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeking enquiry against artificial shortage of cement and exorbitant price hike by leading manufacturers.
Less launches, pragmatic marketing, innovative packages, product bundling and online brand promotion, the real estate developers in Mumbai are leaving no stone unturned to beat the inflationary pressure.
Realty fund manager Azure Capital Advisors will start raising around Rs.200 crore to invest in residential projects in the southern and western parts of the country from next week.
Mukesh Ambani has sold his plush 21-storey building in the commercial district of Nairobi to the World Bank for nearly $23 million (approx Rs.115 crore), making it the largest single property deal in East Africa.
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her British-born Indian businessman husband Raj Kundra have forayed into the real estate business with Kundra Constructions as the brand.
Housing Development Finance Corp, India’s largest mortgage lender, plans to raise its fourth property fund from overseas investors, said two people close to the development.
Mumbai-based Godrej Properties Ltd has entered into an agreement with associate company Godrej and Boyce (G&B) for the development of the latter’s large land holdings in the eastern part of Mumbai.
Service Tax Commissioner Sushil Solanki has clarified that developers will have to file their service tax returns.
Housing supply is estimated to fall short of demand by 1.3 million units in seven major cities of the country during the next five years, according to a report.