Track2Realty: When the Reserve Bank of India made the announcement of allowing External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) in affordable housing, including slum redevelopment, there was an optimism and euphoria that cheaper money coming into the much-needed segment of real estate would redefine the property market in general and in the process help the country meet the housing shortage.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Government plans to set up a tough regulator for the real estate sector with provisions for even jail term for the developer for putting out misleading advertisements about projects.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Group of Ministers has completed the scrutiny of the Land Acquisition Bill and the government intends to introduce it in the Lok Sabha in the Winter Session, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday, Nov 26.
Track2Realty: CREDAI has expressed strong resentment to the Union Government’s proposal for compulsory reservation of 35% of dwelling units built for the economically weaker sections (EWS).
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Madhya Pradesh government is organising a real estate summit early next year to give a fillip to the urban infrastructure, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.
Track2Realty Exclusive: While the Vijay Kelkar Committee has strongly advocated in its recommendation to the Central Government that monetisation of the government land can finance the basic urban infrastructure needs, a move in that direction has set the tone for a fresh debate in Maharashtra.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Centre is ready with an ambitious plan to sell surplus government land to generate cash to ease financial pressures, as suggested by the Vijay Kelkar Committee on fiscal consolidation. A Cabinet note prepared by the Finance Ministry within days of the Kelkar Panel submitting its recommendations says that proceeds from the sale or lease of surplus land, seen as a non-performing asset, would be used only to repay loans or create capital assets that will generate recurring revenue.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal to relax funding norms for the realty sector so that good housing projects are not starved of funds.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Delhi Government on Wednesday, Sep 26, issued directions to allow sale, purchase and registration of property in 312 unauthorised colonies built on private land. These were among the 895 colonies regularized early this month.
In a bid to check the mushrooming growth of slums in the state, the Odisha government is planning to create rental housing at an affordable monthly rent of up to Rs 2,000 for the poor.