Page 10 - Housing
A good year for affordable housing
Provisions of RERA, subsidy under PMAY, relaxation in PF withdrawal to buy a house will aid housing
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Facing housing issues? Google's secretive think tank comes to your rescue
As of 2016, there are 7.4 billion people on the planet, reports Tech In Asia
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Housing sales fell 40% in Nov-Dec on demonetisation: PropTiger
As customers deferred their decision to buy homes on the expectation of fall in prices
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Housing loan pangs for public sector banks
According to data from the RBI, the personal loan portfolio of all banks stood at Rs 14.4 lakh crore at the end of June 2016
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Centre asks states to lower stamp duty for affordable housing
Govt has selected 2,508 cities under the 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana' for providing affordable houses to the urban poor
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Housing shortage to arrest price fall: Credai
There is a documented shortage of 20 million housing units, said Credai President Geetamber Anand
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KKR to invest Rs 145 cr in Mantri Developers' project
This investment underscores the company's confidence in Bengaluru's real estate sector and economic prospects
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US consumer prices post largest gain in three years; housing starts up
Rise in prices in April is likely to be welcomed by Fed officials who last month softened their language on inflation
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Home prices hit roof but affordability also at its best: HDFC
Average property value of housing units has appreciated to an all-time high of over Rs 50 lakh this year
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Housing prices down 1% during March quarter in Delhi-NCR: 99acres
The report captures capital and rental price trends of the residential realty market on quarterly basis across seven major cities
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Home sales dip 4% in March quarter on a quarterly basis
Sales in top nine cities fall to 51,000 units in March quarter of FY16, a report by PropTiger.com reveals
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Housing shortfall for EWS, LIG segments at 95%: CSE Analysis
CSE said there is a shortfall of at least 18.6 million dwelling units in the country
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Govt nod for building of 80,000 houses for poor in 7 states
With the latest approval, the government has so far sanctioned a total of 5.07 lakh houses for EWS in 13 states
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NCR to take 4.3 years, while MMR to take 3.5 years to clear unsold homes
Usually, the time taken to clear inventories should not be more than 8-10 quarters
