Budget 2024: Realty sector expects higher outlay for PMAY, home loan interest deduction limit raise

Budget 2024: Realty sector expects higher outlay for PMAY, home loan interest deduction limit raise

A higher Budget outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), re-introduction of 100% tax holidays on construction of affordable houses and increasing the interest deduction limit on home loans are some of the demands of the real estate industry from the government in this year’s budget. A slew of favourable announcements in this sector could … Read more

Nirmal Bang initiates coverage on 2 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 30%

Nirmal Bang initiates coverage on 2 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 30%

Spotting a multi-year growth opportunity for affordable housing finance companies, domestic brokerage firm Nirmal Bang has initiated coverage on Home First Finance Company (HFFC) and Aavas Financiers. HFFC gets a ‘buy’ recommendation with a target price of Rs 1,150 while Aavas has a ‘buy’ recommendation with a target price of Rs 1,775. The firm foresees … Read more

Saurabh Mukherjea picks 4 new smallcap stocks in Little Champs portfolio

Saurabh Mukherjea picks 4 new smallcap stocks in Little Champs portfolio

Top PMS fund manager Saurabh Mukherjea, whose firm Marcellus handles HNI money worth around Rs 10,000 crore, has picked 4 new smallcap stocks in his Little Champs portfolio. Other than that, in his bank-focused Kings of Capital portfolio Home First Finance has been replaced with MAS Financial Services while SKF India is the new stock … Read more