The year 2025 has been favourable for real estate from a taxation perspective. Simplified capital gains rules and streamlined GST have brought greater clarity for homebuyers, prompting even fence-sitters to consider making a purchase. Here’s a closer look. Simplified capital gains rules and streamlined GST brought greater clarity for homebuyers in 2025, (Representational Image) (Pexels […]
Rohan and Meera from Bengaluru bought a flat together in 2018. The property was registered 50–50, and both paid the EMIs, although Rohan contributed a little more. After they separated in 2024, Rohan wanted his name removed from the joint home loan, but the bank refused because Meera did not earn enough to take over […]
Clearing a huge home loan might seem impossible, but one techie has shown it can be done and shared some hard-learned lessons along the way. Techie revealed that mental pressure of repaying a home loan.(Pexels/Representational Image) A Reddit post revealed that the techie’s home loan journey started in September 2019, with a ₹53 lakh home […]
Missed the festive offers this Diwali? Don’t worry, it’s never too late to plan your home purchase. Festive deals can be attractive, but buying a home should align with financial preparedness not seasonal discounts. Rohan Jha, a 32-year-old marketing executive in Mumbai, is following a six-month roadmap to successfully buy his first home. He had […]
Pune-based software professional Rohit Deshmukh wanted to renovate his 10-year-old apartment ahead of Diwali, so he opted for a top-up loan. This is because he did not want to dip into his savings, and personal loan interest rates were very high. Top-up home loans are now being approved much faster in today’s digital lending ecosystem […]
