Year-ender 2025: How simplified capital gains and GST reshaped the tax landscape and what homebuyers must know

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 […]

Techie in Germany reveals how a ₹53 lakh home loan in Delhi was paid off: ‘Don’t take a home loan if you’re…’

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 Diwali offers? Smart financial tips for buyers planning to invest in property

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 […]

Should you opt for a top-up home loan this Diwali? What borrowers must know before signing up

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 […]