Tag: Banks

Home buyers to return back

Home buyers could arrive back in the Indian real estate market in force after the Reserve Bank of India reduced rates and the cash-reserve ratio requirement. The bank slashed the repo rate by 100 basis points to 5.5% and the reverse repo rate to 4%. Officials also lowered the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis […]

Borrowers will have to wait for lower lending rates

According to HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, lending rates would ease only after deposit rates come down, which will take some time to happen. The statement comes at a time when most people hoped that banks would start lowering their lending rates, following the recent repo cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Welcoming the […]

Builders Flouting EWS Norms To Land In Trouble

Builders would face hefty fines if they do not set aside 15% space in their housing projects for the economically weaker sections (EWS). The ministry of housing has asked states to crack down on developers who violate EWS reservation. Repeated failure to implement the policy may also result in government taking back land allocated for […]

Gaziz Globe And Big Shopping Group From Israel To Invest In India

The Indian real estate market is set to witness the entry of investors like Gaziz Globe and Big Shopping Group from Israel, Mirax from Russia and a few others from Eastern and Western Europe. Together, these investors are likely to invest around Rs 10,000 crore in Indian property that is FDI compliant, in the coming […]