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SWAMIH Fund Aids Completion of 61,000 Stalled Homes

NEW DELHI: The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing, a government-supported stress fund, has successfully completed over 61,000 homes in stalled projects as of December 15. The fund is expected to deliver more than 100,000 homes, benefitting over 400,000 individuals, the Finance Ministry stated. “Demonstrating effective deal execution and responsible capital use, the fund has fully committed its entire investable corpus ahead of the investment period ending on December 5, 2025. “The fund’s portfolio includes over 145 projects across 30 cities, establishing SWAMIH (Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) as the largest residential-focused stress resolution platform in the…

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Home Loan Portfolio Surpasses ₹9 Lakh Crore in Nov 2025: SBI Chair

NEW DELHI: C S Setty, Chairman of SBI, announced that the bank’s mortgage loan portfolio has surpassed Rs 9 lakh crore last month. He is optimistic that growth in the RAM (Retail, Agriculture, and MSME) segment will lead to an overall credit growth of 14% for the current fiscal year. The RAM segment, which constitutes 67% of the total loan portfolio, has also achieved the milestone of over Rs 25 lakh crore in September. With the economic growth on the rise, SBI has increased its credit growth target from 12% to 14% for this financial year. “We have revised our…

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Telangana govt to buy L&T’s Hyderabad Metro stake for ₹2000 cr

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has agreed to take over Phase-I of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project from L&T Group for ₹2,000 crore, covering the equity stake in L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd, according to official sources. As part of the agreement, the state will also assume the company’s debt of ₹13,000 crore. L&T currently holds about 90% equity in the project. Last month, the infrastructure giant expressed its intention to divest its stake—approximately 70 km—of the Metro Rail project to either the state or central government via a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), citing operational and accumulated losses. Chief Minister…

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SBI Raises Home Loan Rates by 25 Basis Points: A Signal?

MUMBAI: India’s largest mortgage lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has raised home loan rates by 25 basis points for new borrowers, indicating a potential shift towards higher interest rates in the housing market. This increase mainly impacts applicants with lower credit scores, as SBI adjusts the upper band of its loan rates. Union Bank of India has also raised its rates, and other public sector lenders may follow. As of late July, SBI’s mortgage rates were between 7.5% and 8.45%. Post-adjustment, new borrowers will face rates between 7.5% and 8.70%. Union Bank of India has upped its rate to…