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Buying home, investing in equal-weight index: Top personal finance stories

This week we report about the financial planning needed to buy a home and what investors must consider about equal-weight indexes

Selling your home? Here are tips for a hassle-free transaction

Seek valuations from several reputable real estate agents to get a clear idea of your property's worth

Urban Company Q1 results: Loss narrows by 70%, revenue at Rs 827 cr

The home-services firm said the growth was achieved due to investments in service quality, partner training and enablement, technology development and the launch of Native RO water purifier devices

Thinking of prepaying your home loan? Things you should keep in mind

If home-owners have received a bonus, they may consider investing it in the capital markets instead of prepaying the loan

558,000 homes to be completed in 2023 across top 7 cities: Anarock report

NCR's estimated unit completions for CY23 account for 30% of the year's delivery pipeline. Mumbai Metropolitan Region followed NCR with a 24% share

From Bengaluru to NCR, home rentals see a steep rise in last one year

In the past one and half years, rents in the tech city have increased sharply, leading the residential market to achieve it's peak in the region

Homes destroyed, 4 reported dead from Papua New Guinea earthquake

An earthquake in a remote region of Papua New Guinea killed four people and destroyed more than 300 homes, local media reported, as disaster relief officials worked to further assess damage Tuesday. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in a remote region early Monday, causing deep fissures in the land near the epicenter at Chambri Lake in the northern part of the Pacific nation. The region is marked by swamps and people tend to live subsistence lives hunting and fishing, Mathew Moihoi, the acting assistant director of the Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory, told The Associated Press. Because of the region's remoteness and patchy communications, it could take several days to figure out the extent of the damage, he said. Citing local officials, the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier newspaper reported four people had died and at least 17 more people were injured after the quake caused damage in 23 villages around the epicenter Moihoi said he'd heard reports of the four deaths although hi

Rural tourism to be based on culture, economic characteristics in Rajasthan

The government proposes to develop tourist accommodation facilities including home stay, drinking water, safety, internet connectivity, and caravan parks in partnership with private players.

Demand for 3-bedroom homes higher than other choices for first time: Report

Housing market better investment option than it was 12 months ago, respondents tell CII-ANAROCK Consumer Sentiment Survey

Luxury housing sales double in H1 2022, Mumbai region takes top spot

14% of 184,000 units sold in the top seven Indian cities in the period were luxury homes

Slow, steady and stylish: How to decorate your dream home on a budget

From curtains to sofas, furnishings come in a wide range: here is advice on how and what to pick

Ranveer Singh buys quadruplex worth Rs 119 crore near Shah Rukh's Mannat

Ranveer Singh has bought the quadruplex nearby SRK's Mannat along with his father Jugjeet Sundersingh Bhavnani's firm Oh Five Oh Media Works LLP

About 24% Indian homes reduce edible oil consumption due to high prices

At the same time, 67% of respondents pruned spending in other areas to pay for higher edible oil prices

Building a home is costliest in Mumbai; Delhi, Pune not cheap either

The report claims the prices of cement to have nearly tripled in the past 16 years, while the cost of structural steel more than doubling between April 2005 and November 2017

Rentickle to RentMojo, rental start-ups finding new routes to enter homes

Online rental companies continue to experiment with business templates in their quest to keep costs low and quality under check