Come budget and the real estate sector, like any other industry, comes out with its own wish list. Unfortunately, while other organised industry get a patient hearing through their industry bodies, the Finance minister seem to be hardly entertaining the sector representatives till recently.
In a bid to boost housing sector credit, the Indian government is contemplating to enhance the income-tax exemption for up to Rs 3 lakh paid as interest on housing loans in a year, from the existing limit of Rs 1.5 lakh.
The implementation of the revised DTC will have strong implications on SEZs. The industry requires clarity on the issues that may emerge, and how businesses would be promoted in Special Economic Zones.
With its focus on budget flats, the four-day MCHI Suburban Property Exhibition 2012 will kick-start at Maxus Mall, Bhayander West, on the Republic Day.
In the wake of large scale criticism and the realtors’ protest against repo rate hike, the Government raised the housing loan ceiling for availing one per cent interest subsidy to Rs.15 lakh from existing Rs.10 lakh.
The Carlyle Group on Thursday, August 25, said it has invested $26 million in Value & Budget Housing Corporation, the Bangalore-based low-cost housing developer promoted by former Mphasis Chairman Jaithirth Rao.
More than half a dozen builders, including Ahmedabad-based Bakeri Group, Lodha Developers and Indiabulls Real Estate, have either pulled out of the affordable-housing segment or have changed their offering.
The Indian rental housing sector is seriously under-serviced by the organized real estate industry.
Budget housing is fast becoming big business with more and more real estate companies trying to please the masses with pocket-friendly offerings.
The favourable budget outcomes are enhancement of priority home loan limit to Rs. 25 lakhs from Rs. 20 lakhs and extension of interest subvention of 1% up to Rs 15 lakhs.