Housing Segment Needs Infrastructure Status: NAREDCO Demands

NAREDCO, the National Real Estate Development Council, demanded that the housing segment should be given infrastructure status as it will enable them to gain tax benefits.
housing segment demands industry status

NAREDCO demands industry status for housing segment.

National Real Estate Development Council has recently demanded infrastructure status for the housing segment. The Housing ministry expressed that infrastructure status can be given to the affordable housing segment.

Housing and Poverty Alleviation Ministry (MHUPA) gestured that this time special focus will be on affordable housing segment. Housing Ministry revealed that they are hopeful of bringing some changes in the affordable housing segment. Continue reading

Real Estate Sector to Get a Boost from Finance Ministry

Real estate sector is about to gain a small boost from the Finance Ministry. Finance Ministry plans to support the real estate sector by helping the real estate builders to secure bank loans.
Residential sector to thrive again

Residential Sector Thrives Again

Real estate sector will be boosted as the Finance Ministry plans to offer bank loans to the builders who have stalled projects at hand. The decision is expected to be made within a couple of weeks.

Latest RBI data show that the bank credit to the residential sector has grown by mere 12.1 % on year on year basis. This, in fact, is lower than the 15.9 % aggregate growth rate of bank credit. Continue reading

Residential Real Estate Loses Value Appreciation: JLL

There has been a fall in the real estate housing sector in 2012. Housing segment significantly slowed down in the top seven cities of India, reports JLL.

With the minimal rise of capital value by 1-3 % the housing segment loses value appreciation in all the major cities of India, reported real estate consultant Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLL). Continue reading