Housing

Budget 2023-24 Expectation: How government support to real estate can benefit customers, developers and economy

By 2025, the real estate sector is expected to fund 13 per cent of India's GDP, the sector also happens to be the industry that produces the second-highest amount of jobs

SPM-NIWAS: How an institution seeks to transform water and sanitation services to millions

The Government of India has been implementing transformational programmes to enhance 'ease of living' by ensuring basic facilities and essential services

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Harvard students' site helps Ukrainian refugees find housing

More than 18,000 prospective hosts have signed up on the site to offer assistance to refugees seeking matches with hosts in their preferred or convenient locations

Ajit Pawar launches online registration process for 5,647 MHADA houses in Pune division

These residences will be built in Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli and Solapur, an official statement said

Donald Trump plays on racist fears of terrorised suburbs to court White voters

In recent weeks, as the president’s poll numbers have tumbled, some of his advisors have told Donald Trump to try to convince a sceptical nation that he has been effective in managing the virus crisis and is taking it seriously

Godrej Properties sees strong sales this year despite COVID-19; cash flow may pose challenges

Buoyed by record sales bookings of Rs 5,915 crore last fiscal, realty firm Godrej Properties expects to repeat its strong performance on sales front this year despite coronavirus pandemic, but sees cash flow as a challenge due to slow construction activities

Banks not passing lower interest rate benefits to borrowers, developers: CREDAI tells RBI

Realtors' apex body CREDAI has written a letter to RBI, complaining that banks are not passing lower rate benefits to home loan borrowers and cash-starved developers

Stimulus package: Nirmala Sitharaman says housing subsidy scheme for middle-income families extended till March 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday announced a Rs 70,000-crore boost to the housing sector by extending the subsidy scheme for affordable housing for the middle-income group

Tata Housing to sell ready flats in 17 projects online; buyers can pay 10% now, rest in January next year

Leading realty firm Tata Housing on Wednesday launched an online campaign to sell completed housing units in its 17 projects, offering prospective buyers to book their flats by paying 10 percent now and rest in January next year

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 a grim reminder for govts to improve sanitation, housing in cities to prevent pandemics; science won't be enough

The ability to quickly overpower disease outbreaks through the use of science, innovation and technology had led governments to neglect their role in effective prevention of such epidemics.