Tag: Low Cost Housing

Bengal Urban Land Policy: Low-Cost Housing Seeks 30% Reservation

The promise of Ma, Mati, and Manush governance by Mamata Banerjee may fall short of the second M-word, meaning land — at least for real estate developers in the state’s capital city. For, the West Bengal government has now decided to bring in an amendment to the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act (ULCA), 1976, […]

Realtors look at ‘affordable’ flats for cash flows

After launching mid-income houses, real estate companies are now targeting low-priced homes in the sub-Rs 10 lakh category to improve cash flows and beat the slump in the property market that has been driven by high borrowing rates. Unitech, the Delhi-based property major, has applied to the Haryana government to develop houses in the Rs […]

Realty Sector demands ‘stimulus package’

National Real Estate Development Council (Naredco) and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) has petitioned the Government to ease foreign direct investment and external commercial borrowing norms and formulate a policy for rescheduling of term or construction loans to facilitate the roll-over of existing debt. The request has also to be […]