Given the large number of stalled housing projects, the SWAMIH fund, which finances their completion, has demonstrated potential but has scalability issues. Despite completing over 26,000 residences and recovering a major share of investor funds, it needs to expand its reach and efficiency.

The Government of India is urging banks to use the'special window' it has opened up to expedite the completion of large-scale real estate projects worth more than 3 lakh crore.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan, the three bulge-bracket banking groups of the US, are likely to get active in Indian real estate after a long gap, according to executives with property funds and consultancies.

The lower the loan-to-value ratio, the better the other terms and interest rates on your home loan.

Home loan rates have gone down to their lowest level in 6 years with State Bank of India, the India's largest lender, reducing the efficient rate to 8.6% from 9.10%.