Tag: Real Estate Developers Association

Is dream home affordable?

With PSU banks finally offering attractive interest rates for home loans below Rs 20 lakh, the assumption was that it would spur demand in smaller towns where housing is cheaper. As getting a Rs 20 lakh home loan just got cheaper at a 9.5% interest rate, buyers flock and builders revel, a welcome break after […]

Capital won’t be issue for big realtors

Fund-starved realtors may heave a sigh of relief. Banks are now considering loans to this sector on case-to-case basis, especially for those facing genuine liquidity problems. The move follows Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance to the industry that liquidity should not be a problem for companies having good fundamentals. Leading bankers have started asking developers […]

Bigger Players Are Looking For Trained Agents

With the city’s real estate market being dominated by smaller and unheard of players whose actions could fright away prospective buyers, the bigger players are joining hands to give a professional touch to the realty business. “We need to bring in additional people who are properly trained agents. This can be achieved by having a […]

Demand of Builders

Builders have demanded to remove the uneven tax structure for Information Technology SEZs and non-Information Technology SEZs similar to Information Technology Parks, Software Technology Parks and commercial complexes in this financial year’s budget. Builders took up this matter in a meeting with housing and urban poverty alleviation minister. Previously, the government had considered the option of […]