Recently, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) rules were relaxed to enable members of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to withdraw money from their EPF accounts for home loan to purchase property or for … READ FULL STORY
On December 30, 2016, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the BHIM mobile payments application. BHIM stands for Bharat Interface for Money and has been named after BR Ambedkar. BHIM has been developed … READ FULL STORY
The reply to a question raised in the Indian parliament revealed that deposits worth Rs 5,124.98 crores were lying unclaimed for 10 years or more, with scheduled banks. This is a huge amount, considering … READ FULL STORY
Loan-to-value (LTV) is a ratio of the amount of loan that can be given to the total value of the property. The LTV can range from 75 per cent to even 90 per cent … READ FULL STORY
Stamp duty for transactions of immovable property, is benchmarked against the rates published by state governments in advance, which are called as ‘ready reckoner rates’ in Maharashtra and ‘circle rates’ in north India. The … READ FULL STORY
Presently, Indian real estate is a very popular investment option for most NRIs. However, since they live abroad, it becomes more important for them to do proper due diligence before risking their money. … READ FULL STORY
Ria (31), a media professional in Mumbai, takes nearly three hours every day to commute for work. Professionals like Ria often contemplate renting a house closer to their workplace, so that they can cut … READ FULL STORY
In order to provide an impetus to the ‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission, the finance minister has proposed an additional tax benefit of Rs 1.5 lakhs, with respect to the home loan taken … READ FULL STORY
The RBI had, in June 2019, reduced the key policy rate, making it the third time in a row that it did so, in the calendar year 2019. Till June 30, 2019, the repo … READ FULL STORY
Stamp duty is a state subject and is administered by the respective states. The government of Maharashtra, on March 1, 2019, announced an amnesty scheme with respect to the penalty that can be levied … READ FULL STORY
When it comes to taking a home loan, borrowers have to consider numerous options – different interest rates offered by various banks (which may be fixed rate, floating rate, or semi-fixed rate), in addition … READ FULL STORY
‘Capital gains’ is one of the income heads, under the Indian tax laws. Any profit from the sale of a capital asset, is taxed under the head ‘capital gains’. Holding period as the basis … READ FULL STORY
Many home buyers are often confused when it comes to understanding the applicability of long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax, when they sell a property. Let us check out five important things related to LTCG … READ FULL STORY
