Are you an NRI who needs a home loan in India? There are certain legal requirements that you must know and follow before applying for a home loan, says our legal expert, Siddhartha Shahin his first column on home loans. The following NRIs are entitled to NRI housing loans which are: Indian citizens who […]
Real Estate sector is the fastest growing sectors in India. However, it has been majorly kept away from the market as a tradable investment option. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently floated a consultative paper with a draft of guidelines on Real Estate Investments. REITs are funds through which retail investors would […]
Luxury does not merely mean a prime location with good social infrastructure but a contemporary modern home with all the modern amenities, superior aesthetics and infrastructure combined with exclusivity. Most of all, a luxury home should have the necessary facilities to enable utmost privacy and the best that money can offer in terms of facilities, […]
The economics of buying versus renting a home has been one of the most debatable topics in India. The costs associated with both are so varied in nature and weight that it becomes a complicated decision. Factors like capital rates, rental rates, mortgage eligibility and property taxes are significant ones in reaching the decision. Here’s […]
With property prices sky-rocketing in Delhi NCR, the decision to buy or rent often comes across as a difficult choice. Factors like capital rates, rental rates, mortgage eligibility and property taxes make significant part of the decision making process. Know the merits and demerits of buying or renting a home. Since the costs associated with […]
Most of us would like to have a place we call home. The question you have to ask yourself is, do you need to buy one or would you want to stay in a rented place? Buying a home is more of an emotional purchase rather than a logical one for most people- especially if […]
There were no cheers for finance minister Arun Jaitley’s budget from builders and real estate experts, who feared a further dip in realty sales in the NCR due to a hike in construction costs coupled with no fresh tax breaks for housing loans. Industry insiders said the increase in service tax and excise duty, added […]
Gurgaon and Mumbai – two of India’s largest real estate markets – are set to witness a correction in property prices, say analysts. With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single-largest party in Haryana and Maharashtra, experts say the new governments led by the BJP are likely to push land reforms and expedite various […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched e-registration of properties in all the 130 tehsil and sub-tehsils of the State to mark the completion of 100 days of his government. Declaring that he wanted to provide a corruption-free governance in the State, Mr Khattar said already a CM Window has been opened in […]
The Haryana government will now allow real estate companies to hold joint development and marketing rights for projects that do not entail a change in land use to anything other than what it was originally granted for. In other words, if a licence has been granted to develop a group housing society, then two or […]