Affordable housing
Blackstone Plans to Acquire 80.15% Stake in Aadhar Housing Finance, Strengthening Its Presence in India’s Housing Finance Sector
Blackstone has announced plans to acquire an 80.15% stake in Aadhar Housing Finance, seeking CCI approval to strengthen its presence in India’s affordable...
Quality Concerns Force Demolition at Rs 118-Crore Chennai Housing Project
The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) halted its Rs 118-crore housing project at Andimaniyam Thottam, Chennai, after discovering serious quality lapses...
Affordable Housing Sales Fall 20% Across Major Cities; Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata Defy Trend: Niranjan Hiranandani
Niranjan Hiranandani warns India’s affordable housing sales have fallen 20% in 18 months, with Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata showing resilience amid nationwide slowdown.
Prestige Group Bets on Mid-Income Housing Across Bengaluru, Chennai, and Mumbai to Drive Growth
Prestige Group is strengthening its mid-income housing portfolio across Bengaluru, Chennai, and Mumbai to sustain growth. With a target of ₹27,000 crore in...
CREDAI Calls for Land Reforms and 100 ‘Cities of Tomorrow’ to Drive India’s Real Estate Growth
At NATCON 2025, CREDAI urged land reforms, digital land registry, and land banks to boost housing growth. Its Vision 2047 highlights 100 ‘cities...
GST on Cement Cut to 18%: Relief for Real Estate and Affordable Housing
The big news is that the GST council has decreased the tax on cement from 28% to 18%, as announced in its 56th...
Tamil Nadu Expands Self-Certification Scheme for Building Permits
The Self-Certification Scheme in said state for getting building approval in Tamil Nadu has been extended to cover a wider category of residential...
Centre Pushes 44 New Construction Technologies to Boost Affordable, Disaster-Resilient Housing
The Central Government is soon going to put in place 44 new construction technologies directed towards the making of affordable, lightweight, and disaster-resilient...
Highways Fuel India’s Real Estate Boom Across Emerging Corridors
India’s real estate growth is clipping along fast, quite literally opening up new national highways and expressways for hitherto untapped lands for residential,...
Two-Slab GST Plan Could Make Homes Cheaper, Ease Developer Costs: Experts
The government plans to bring GST into two slabs of 5% and 18%. This would really help the real estate sector of India...
ByKanmani ChokkalingamAugust 29, 2025