DDA allotments declared

Draw  for the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA's) mega housing scheme was held on Nov 25, and the results are now available on DDA website. Per the HT article (link below), DDA vice-chairman Balvinder Kumar said flats will be handed over to the lucky winners only after they are completely constructed with all amenities.

"All payments ... will have to be made online...almost all flats will be ready for hand over by end of December 2014."

HT article on the DDA allotment process

and link to the actual results on the DDA website

DDA allotment results - Nov 2014

Note that like most developers linked to state bodies and authorities, the DDA will be an automatically approved developer for MHFC. Hence, for housing loans on DDA flats, but only to buyers who are from the informal sector (those lacking salary slips or income tax returns to prove incomes) or financially excluded (who cannot get loans from other housing finance companies easily) - please contact us on 22660427 / 0069 or email us on contact@mhfcindia.com (website www.mhfcindia.com) when a loan is required.

DDA Housing Scheme Draw Postponed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has postponed the computerised draw of lots for its Housing Scheme 2014, a top official said. The DDA housing draw was scheduled to be held on November 17.

Speaking to NDTV, vice chairman Balvinder Kumar cited technical reasons for the delay and said the draw could be held in four to five days - full details per link to article below:

NDTV Profit article

Note that like most developers linked to state bodies and authorities, the DDA will be an automatically approved developer for MHFC. Hence, for housing loans on DDA flats, but only to buyers who are from the informal sector (those lacking salary slips or income tax returns to prove incomes) or financially excluded (who cannot get loans from other housing finance companies easily) - please contact us on 22660427 / 0069 or email us on contact@mhfcindia.com (website www.mhfcindia.com) after allotment and when a loan is required.

DDA Housing Scheme 2014 opens - 25,034 flats on sale

Some announcements regarding new MHADA flats that will be available in 2014 - about 25,000 flats of which about 90% expected to be under EWS (pricing expected at between 7 and 11 lakhs).

Times of India
Economic Times
Business Today

"We are offering 25,034 flats in the 2014 scheme out of which 22,627 would be one-bed room apartments." said Balvinder Kumar, Vice-chairman, DDA. 

"The 'DDA Housing Scheme 2014' would be open to applicants from September 1 and the last date to receive the application is October 9. The draw of lots would preferably be taken out within 20 days of the close of the scheme," a senior DDA official said, adding, applicants can also apply online. 

DDA for the first time has also introduced a five-year lock-in period for ownership of the flats, to cut out the middleman and reduce the scope of speculative buying. Interestingly, a senior official said that from now on, DDA will adopt a practice of announcing a housing scheme only when the flats are in "ready to move-in" condition. "Learning from past experience when flats could not be handed over to allottees even months after draws were held, and we faced a lot of criticism, this time we will announce dates only after ensuring that the flats are ready to move in," said a senior official.

Note that like most developers linked to state bodies and authorities, the DDA will be an automatically approved developer for MHFC. Hence, for housing loans on DDA flats, but only to buyers who are from the informal sector (those lacking salary slips or income tax returns to prove incomes) or financially excluded (who cannot get loans from other housing finance companies easily) - please contact us on 22660427 / 0069 or email us on contact@mhfcindia.com (website www.mhfcindia.com) after allotment and when a loan is required.

Housing Boards

While its been very encouraging to see private developers enter the urban low income housing space (defined by us as being flats of approx Rs 5-6 lakhs), and we certainly want to partner with these developers, there is no question that in terms of numbers, the state continues to be the largest developer. While housing boards and local development authorities have always built for the EWS / LIG segments, in recent years, due to the govt's inclusion focus and the availabiity of JNNURM finance (for 62 cities), there have been several urban housing programs, which completely eclipse the numbers from the private sector. For eg - the state of Andhra has plans to build over 170,000 homes, Rajasthan over 100,000, cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Lucknow have plans in the tens of thousands. More importantly, the state is driven by social objectives and thus irrespective of economic swings, will remain focussed on this segment. Further, while there will be some leakages, the buyer will be from LIG segments (as against buyers from higher income segments, including investors, being attracted to the private projects meant for LIG segments). Thus, if MHFC has to make impact, it will probably have to come from tie ups with state agencies like MHADA / DDA, state housing boards, municipal corporations, etc who are building for the weaker sections and need to fill the last gap of buyer financing.