Budget 2013 proposes 1% TDS on Rs.50 lakh Apts, by June

Posted on March 14, 2013 by designer

The proposed 1% TDS will come into force from June this year. This proposal included in the Budget 2013, is expected to affect the sales of luxury housing units.

1% TDS on luxury houses t by June this year, proposes budget 2013.

1% TDS on luxury houses , proposed by budget 2013, will come into force by June

As proposed in the Budget 2013, those who wish to buy homes or apartments over Rs.50 lakh will have to pay an additional 1% TDS to the government. This will make the apartments costlier.

Those who have booked for flats above the price range fixed by the Budget 2013-14, it will be harder as they will have to deduct an amount as TDS from their payment to the builder. Further they will have to pay the tax and file the returns.

According to the reports of top property research firms, around 5 lakh housing units are believed to be delivered this year. As many homes as the number of people; about the same number of people have ordered for flats. All these people will be affected by the new policy. Continue reading →

Reforms in realty sector, untouched by budget 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by designer

Budget 2013 has failed miserably to bring in any reforms in the realty sector. Many reforms like real estate regulatory bill and so on, were expected by the experts.

All expected reforms also stood away from realty sector.

The budget 2013 was expected to boost realty sector in many ways. Many reforms like real estate regulatory bill, infrastructure status at least to the affordable housing sector, etc. were the main reforms which realty sector expected from the budget 2013.

Leading realty players to greater despair and mischief, none of these reforms were included in the budget.

The main focus was on the lower and middle income segment people and affordable housing segments. On the other side the budget did not forget to levy heavy burden on the shoulders of the top earners.

The affordable housing segment may be boosted as the budget includes some sort of boosts to the sector. However the budget is expected to affect the luxury housing segment inversely. After the budget, the prices for luxury houses are expected to rise sharply. Continue reading →

Budget 2013-14 Proposes Rs.1L Deduction to First-Home Buyers

Posted on March 1, 2013 by designer

With the Rs.1 lakh deduction on interest rates on home loans up to Rs.25 lakh, the first time home buyers alone may benefit from the Budget 2013-14 which was presented in the parliament on Feb 28.

Budget 2013-14 will help the first time home buyers

The much awaited Budget 2013-14 was presented in the parliament by the finance minister on Feb 28. This year the budget did not have many sops to the real estate sector as a whole.

However real estate sector will benefit from the budget as it includes deduction of interest in the home loans by the first-home buyers. Those who plan to buy home for the first time can gain tax exemption and deduction in the interest rates up to Rs.1 lakh.

This will have more effect on the middle income class and so the buyers of this class will have a reason to be happier. Continue reading →

Budget 2013 -2014: An Overall Review

Posted on February 28, 2013 by designer

Budget 2013 -14 was awaited with lots of expectations and hopes. The budget, announced by the Finance minister today, was received with mixed feeling by the common population.

P Chidambaram announced the Budget 2013.

Finance Minister announced the Budget 2013 today. This is his eighth finance budget and the first one after returning to the Finance Ministry, as its head last year. The budget slightly slapped the top-earners by imposing overload on their shoulders. Many of the luxury items will become costlier while a few common goods will become cheaper.

Foreseeing the 2014 general election, the Finance Minister remained highly keen to offer some sops to the tax payers (income). On the other hand; by raising the duties on luxury and imported vehicles, mobile phones and cigarettes, the finance minister slapped the ‘ultra-rich’ millionaires of the country.

Tax Proposals in the Budget 2013 -14

The budget proposed to raise an additional Rs.18,000 Cr in the form of tax. However the budget has not made any changes in any of the tax-slabs. Mr. Chidambaram gave a tax benefit of Rs.2000 to all the individual tax payers with income up to Rs.5 lakh.

As there is no alteration and revision of slabs the income payers will have to pay as per the existing slabs. As per the existing rates an individual with income between Rs.2 to Rs.5L will have to pay 10%. In the same way, those with above Rs.5L will have to pay 20% and those above Rs.10L will have to pay 30%. Continue reading →

Budget 2013: What it offers to Indian Realty?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by designer

Budget 2013 was expected to be a real estate friendly budget due to many reasons. Crushing the hopes of builders and realty players the Budget 2013 remain tepid to the sector.

Budget 2013 holds nothing special to the realty sector

The first time home buyers will be benefitting from this budget as the Budget 2013 has proposed Rs.1 lakh additional deduction to them. As per the proposal of the budget the home buyers will be given Rs.1 Lakh deduction for the loans up to Rs.25 lakh and Rs.1.5 lakh for the loans above Rs.25 lakh.

By raising the tax deduction limit by Rs.1 lakh, finance minister P Chidambaram aims to promote the housing sector.

Anuj Puri, Chairman Jones Lang LaSalle India, said that the Budget 2013 is not realistic as it was expected to be. In the opinion of Mr. Puri though the Budget 2013 as an overall level is a moderate one it was not so useful to the real estate sector.

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Budget 2013 to Give Hopes to Home Buyers

Posted on February 15, 2013 by designer

Budget 2013 is expected to offer some hopes to the home buyers as finance minister has signaled some special provisions for the affordable housing segment.

Budget 2013 likely to boost affordable housing.

Budget 2013 is expected to be a real estate- friendly budget as there will be some special provisions to boost the housing segment in the country. Union finance minister P Chidambaram has already hinted that the government has plans to confer infrastructure status at least to the affordable housing segment.

Demands of the realtors are many and may have an end for any of them. They seek tax exemptions, lower interest rates for their loans, lowering the cost of finance for construction sector, and so many others. Some of them demand Single –window clearance for speedy approvals.

Besides all the above said demands, realty players have recently asked for infrastructure status to the entire real estate sector as it would enable them to attain some tax benefits. Continue reading →

Real Estate Sector Wants FM To Lower Costs Of Finance

Posted on February 11, 2013 by designer

Real estate players of India hope that Finance Minister’s upcoming budget will bring down the costs of finance for the construction sector. Finance minister is likely to announce new Budget which is expected to boost the real estate sector on February 28.

Real estate sector wants Financial Minister to lower the financial costs.

Real estate developers expect that the new budget which the Finance minister of India will announce on February 28 will contain provisions to boost the real estate sector. Builders and other realty players expect the cost of finance for the construction will be brought down by the new budget. They demanded that it will be enabling them to provide housing units at lower costs.

Real estate developers are also hopeful of faster clearance for their projects. Many at a time, the delay takes place due to the longer time taken for gaining the clearance. The delay in gaining clearances leads to delayed deliveries. Further the cost also gets accelerated in meantime, developers claimed. All these affect home buyers onto whose shoulders the additional cost is loaded. Continue reading →

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