Budget 2026: CREDAI pitches national rental housing mission; seeks tax relief, higher home loan deduction

Budget 2026: CREDAI pitches national rental housing mission; seeks tax relief, higher home loan deduction

Realtors’ apex body CREDAI has urged the government to launch a National Rental Housing Mission in the upcoming Union Budget, proposing fiscal incentives for developers and tax relief for tenants to boost the underdeveloped organised rental housing market.In its Budget wishlist, CREDAI said rapid urbanisation and rising migrant inflows have sharply increased demand for rental…

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Budget 2026: Kolkata realtors seek tax relief, revised affordable housing cap; eye demand revival

Budget 2026: Kolkata realtors seek tax relief, revised affordable housing cap; eye demand revival

Real estate developers in Kolkata have urged the Centre to use the Union Budget to recalibrate housing policies to reflect rising land and construction costs, calling for higher tax benefits for homebuyers and a long-pending revision of the affordable housing definition to revive demand, especially in the mid-income segment, PTI reported.With the Budget set to…

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Budget 2026: Why home loan rules need a fresh look

Budget 2026: Why home loan rules need a fresh look

For self-occupied homes, the deduction for interest is capped at Rs 2 lakh a year – a figure unchanged since 2015. (AI image) Falling home-loan rates, increase in young population seeking to buy homes and a steady revival in residential sales have encouraged many to take the plunge into home ownership. Tax incentives continue to…

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'People live in homes, not corporations': Trump to ban large investors from buying single‑family homes in US

‘People live in homes, not corporations’: Trump to ban large investors from buying single‑family homes in US

US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he is taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying single‑family homes in US. The MAGA chief said he will also ask Congress to codify the measure and plans to discuss broader housing and affordability proposals during his upcoming speech at the World Economic Forum…

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​‘White people will have a different relationship to property’: Zohran Mamdani's tenant director faces backlash over ownership rights | World News

​‘White people will have a different relationship to property’: Zohran Mamdani’s tenant director faces backlash over ownership rights | World News

Comments made by Cea Weaver, the newly appointed director of New York City’s Office to Protect Tenants, have drawn criticism after a video clip resurfaced in which she discussed changes to property ownership under shared equity housing models. The clip began circulating widely on social media following her appointment by Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this…

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Rs 15,000 crore lifeline: Government finalising SWAMIH-2 fund — hope for 100k  middle-class homebuyers

Rs 15,000 crore lifeline: Government finalising SWAMIH-2 fund — hope for 100k middle-class homebuyers

NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch SWAMIH-2 Fund, a Rs 15,000-crore initiative aimed at helping nearly 100,000 middle-class homebuyers complete their stalled housing projects. This follows the success of SWAMIH-1, which has already completed 55,000 dwelling units. The government has allocated Rs 1,500 crore as seed capital in Budget 2025-26 for this purpose.The…

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