Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd. (PCHFL) is selling ₹1,625 crore in loans given to Sheth Creators and Transcon Sheth Creators, inviting bids from ARCs, NBFCs, and financial institutions. The move aligns with Piramal’s strategy to shift from wholesale lending to retail finance ....

Real estate developers and co-working firms are set to launch IPOs in 2025, driven by strong post-pandemic growth and rising investor confidence in residential, commercial, and flexible workspace markets.

Indian real estate IPOs have gained pace due to high demand in residential, commercial, and retail industries. Real estate IPOs generated ₹13,553 crore in 2024, a significant rise from the previous year, as firms use capital markets for growth.

Housing finance firms (HFCs) want the government's Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low-Income Housing reformed. The idea aims to enhance house loan guarantee cover to ₹25 lakh, up from the present maximum of ₹5 lakh, as per sources.

Godrej Housing financing, Aadhar Housing Finance, and HUDCO were fined by the RBI for not following its housing financing guidelines. Inspections under the National Housing Bank Act led the RBI to cite erroneous loan appraisals, early interest charges, and poor risk management, etc.

With new regulations, the RBI has changed how housing finance companies (HFCs) can raise and handle public deposits. New rules restrict HFCs from boosting public deposits for more than five years. The RBI has also lowered the deposit limit from three times to 1.5 times net owned funds.

CEO Gagan Banga emphasises investor base expansion and the consolidation of seven companies into the home finance company.