Housing
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Housing sales in Maharashtra, Delhi NCR drop in Oct-Dec quarter
Business | Dec 20, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTMaharashtra and Delhi NCR saw a significant decline in new launches of residential units owing to a slowdown in the real estate sector, a survey said. According to the survey by data analytics firm PropEquity, cities like Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Gurgaon and Noida saw a sharp decline in new launches as compared to third quarter of 2018 as well as second quarter of 2019.
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Noida Ext is most searched housing location in India, Mumbai's Mira Road 2nd. Check top 10 list
India | Dec 02, 2019, 07:33 PM ISTNoida Extension has emerged as the most searched housing locality in India followed by Mumbai's Mira Road and Pune's Wakad. Affordability, availability and connectivity were factors that played key role in these localities standing out.
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India's housing mess: 1.74 lakh homes stalled across major cities
India | Aug 01, 2019, 09:12 AM ISTThe magnitude of the country's real estate sector's dark reality can be gauged from the fact that around 1.74 lakh homes in 220 projects across the top seven cities in the country are completely stalled, as per the data from Anarock Property Consultants.
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Housing sales up 22% in Jan-June, launches dip: Report
Business | Jul 02, 2019, 07:59 PM ISTDuring the January-June period of 2018, sales were recorded at 72,438 units. Compared to the previous six months of July-August 2018, the sales in the first half of 2019 rose by 8 percent, according to JLL's half-yearly report.
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Home buyers seek Rs 10,000-cr 'stress fund'
India | Jun 24, 2019, 10:07 PM ISTIn a letter to the minister with Budget recommendations, the home buyers' association noted that despite the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act and setting up of Real Estate Regulatory Autorities, several stalled projects have not been completed.
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No proposal so far from Delhi govt to construct houses under PMAY (U): Housing Ministry
India | Jun 18, 2019, 08:31 PM ISTThe Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Tuesday alleged that the AAP government has not sent any proposal under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to construct houses in Delhi.
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DDA to launch special online housing scheme 2019 for SC/ST category
India | Jun 15, 2019, 11:13 AM ISTThe decision was taken in an authority meeting of the urban body chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas here, officials said.
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Govt plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020
Business | Dec 29, 2018, 05:22 PM ISTAn official of the ministry said that since April 2018, 1,612 cities have been declared as open defecation free (ODF) taking the total number to 4124 across the country under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
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Housing sales may rise 16 pc in 2018; new supply up 32 pc: Anarock
Business | Dec 13, 2018, 07:16 PM ISTThe consultant said that affordable housing, backed by a series of government sops during 2018, kept the residential supply momentum ticking.
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Housing sales in Delhi-NCR up by 7%, new supply dips 6% during Jan-Sept, says property consultant Anarock
Business | Oct 20, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTThe Delhi-NCR witnessed sales of 31,550 units during January-September 2018 as against 29,400 units in the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Smart City Mission: Centre to announce next 10 cities' name
India | Dec 08, 2017, 07:52 PM ISTSome of the cities that have sent their proposals include Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Biharsharif (Bihar), Amravati (Maharashtra), Erode and Dindigal (Tamil Nadu), and Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, Meerut, Saharanpur, Bareilly and Rampur, among others
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In big rural push, govt to build 1 crore houses for poor in three years
India | Mar 23, 2016, 10:23 PM ISTThe government today embarked on an ambitious journey to build one crore houses for India’s poor over the next three years. The move is part of the Centre’s programme to provide housing for all by 2022
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Over Rs. 93 lakh worth of rent pending against ex-MPs
National | Feb 11, 2016, 07:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over Rs 93 lakh are due in rent against several former MPs for occupying official residences beyond their tenure, with a maximum of over Rs 23 lakh pending against Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, ex-Rajya
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Gurgaon housing price down by 25% in 2015, sales still down
Jan 07, 2016, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Housing prices in Gurgaon fell by about 25 per cent during last year but it was not sufficient to boost demand, according to property consultant JLL.Gurgaon is an important real estate market of
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Yuvraj Singh makes undisclosed investment in former Housing CEO Rahul Yadav's startup
Dec 31, 2015, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cricketing star Yuvraj Singh has invested in former Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav's new venture Intelligent Interfaces. The amount of investment has been kept undisclosed."Proud to back Rahul Yadav and Intelligent Interfaces (ii) in
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Poor families handed Rs 49.50 lakh as housing subsidy
India | Sep 09, 2015, 08:43 AM ISTPuducherry: Welfare and Tourism Minister P Rajavelu yesterday handed Rs 1.5 lakh to each of 33 poor families under housing subsidy scheme to enable them replace huts with concrete structures.A release from the office of
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6 Hurdles to building 44,000 homes a day
India | Jul 18, 2015, 05:46 PM ISTLess than seven years are left for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Housing for All scheme aimed at providing a home to all the urban poor by 2022—especially as cities grow and migrants flow in
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New tenancy bill to come up for cabinet approval
India | Jul 17, 2015, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Friday said a new tenancy bill will come up for the union cabinet's approval soon."The upcoming policy would do away with some archaic rules that have governed this sector. The
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Consider local lifestyles in 'Housing for All' programme: PM Modi
National | Jun 11, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a holistic approach towards meeting the target of ‘Housing for All', asking all official agencies concerned to consider local conditions such as lifestyles and habits while implementing
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DLF to sell properties worth Rs 15,000-cr in various projects
Mar 08, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Realty firm DLF is looking to monetise properties worth about Rs 15,000 crore to boost its cash flow and reduce debt, a senior company official said.DLF had a net debt of Rs 20,336