MHFC Reaches 10,000 Customers!

We have some exciting news to share today! We recently sanctioned a Rs. 7 lakh home loan to one of our customers in Surat, Gujarat - who happened to be customer number 10,000! Our loan officer in Surat - Jignesh - can be seen in the picture handing over a box of mithai to the customer.

Like all our customers, Ms. Manju Devi's story is unique in its own way. Her husband was a tempo driver, but after he passed away 6 months ago, Manju took over the mantle of bread earner of the family and started working as a cook.

As a mother of 4, Manju realised that her current rented accommodation was insufficient to secure a future for her children. She booked a flat in an affordable housing project in Surat, which she will pay for with the help of an MHFC loan. Additionally, she is also eligible to receive a subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana's Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme, a benefit that will help her financially.

We look forward to helping more customers achieve their dream of home ownership as we expand to new states & different products. Thank you for sharing this journey with us & stay tuned for more!

Customer Story: shoe stall owner, Gujarat

This applicant operates a small shoe stall in one of the main markets of Udhana, a sub-city of Surat, Gujarat. She has been working here - along with her husband - for the past 25 years.

They currently stay in a rented house (paying a monthly rent of Rs. 2,500) with their two children. Recently they booked a 2 BHK flat in an affordable housing project & applied to MHFC for a Rs. 8.5 lakh home loan.

We visited their stall in Surat to gain a better understanding of their business. After inquiring about their daily sale, prices of different types of products, margins, footfall and other variables, we were confident that their monthly income of Rs. 24,000 was enough to cover our EMI while leaving more than enough for their household, education & rental expenses.

Customer Story: shoe stall, Maharashtra

Paying a monthly rent of Rs. 3000 per month, this applicant finally decided that it was time to purchase a house of his own.

10 years in the business of selling footwear had generated sufficient savings to make a Rs. 1.5 lakh down payment on a Rs. 9 lakh home.

He will now move into a new 1 BHK house along with his mother, wife and two children, after taking a Rs. 7.5 lakh home loan from MHFC.

PMAY Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme: MHFC files claims on behalf of 340 families

Pleased to announce that out of the 1200 beneficiaries who have received a subsidy so far under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, MHFC had submitted claims on behalf of 340 families!

The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme provides a 6.5% interest rate subsidy to families that qualify (household income less than Rs. 6 lakh a year, woman owner of the property being bought etc.) We would encourage all eligible customers to take advantage of this opportunity (works to an approx 35% reduction in the loan amount) and take the final step towards home ownership.

If you happen to know anyone who is currently looking to buy a home and is financially excluded, please refer them to MHFC (contact@mhfcindia.com). We would be glad to help them out if they do qualify under the scheme and if they are able to service a loan from MHFC.

Customer Story: vegetable seller, Ahmedabad

Vegetable vendor in Ahmedabad. She has been living on rent for the past 15 years, paying rent of Rs. 2,000 per month.

Along with her retired husband and 18-year-old son, she applied to MHFC for a Rs. 3 lakh home loan. By paying an EMI of Rs. 3,000 - although 50% more than her monthly rent - the applicant will be moving closer towards home ownership.

Customer Story: snack / food item seller, Gujarat

Very inspirational story to share today - this applicant is both deaf and mute. He cycles between various housing societies in Bhavnagar, Gujarat where he sells locally made food items. His wife, also deaf and mute, works as a machine operator at a small manufacturing unit. Together, they earn an income of around Rs. 15,000 per month.

They currently live in the applicant's parental property with their two children. Soot stained walls and cramped spaces prompted the applicant to finally book a flat in an affordable housing project. Out of the 1 BHK flat cost of Rs. 3.25 lakh, the applicant put in a down payment of Rs. 1.08 lakh from his savings, borrowing the remaining amount from MHFC. 

Customer Story: tailor / farmer, Maharashtra

We receive several loan applications where fathers & mothers financially support their working sons and daughters by contributing to the monthly EMIs, so that these children can move into affordable housing projects after marriage.

We tend to find numerous hard-working parents, like the applicant pictured below who earns his income from two sources - his farm land (where they mainly grow onions) and his tailor shop, under the name "Mayur Tailors". Their family house is located in Chas, 14 km by road northwest of the town of Rajgurunagar, Maharashtra.

Although the 50-year-old father of one has no intention of leaving his current house, he wanted to buy a flat for his son - who is in his last semester of college. The son works part-time and will be jointly servicing our loan along with his father. 

Partnership with Vastushodh for Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme

Vastushodh, an affordable housing provider, recently held an event announcing the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana's Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme ("CLSS"). 

Under CLSS, eligible customers will receive a subsidy of upto a maximum of Rs. 2.2 lakh on their home loans. MHFC has partnered with Vastushodh to provide housing finance options to customers of the company's AnandGram projects. This is a unique opportunity for customers who are interested in buying a flat in one of the AnandGram projects, as CLSS allows customers to effectively pay an interest rate of 5.5%-6.5% p.a. 

The scheme was jointly announced by Mr. Sachin Kulkarni, MD - Vastushodh Projects, Nitin Kulkarni, Director - Vastushodh Projects & Nachiket Shelgikar, Director - Micro Housing Finance Corporation.  So far, 8 customers who have bought flats in Vastushodh with the help of MHFC loans have received a subsidy. The full Vastushodh press release can be found here.

Eligibility requirements include woman ownership of the flat being bought, a household income of less than Rs. 6 lakh a year & not owning a house anywhere in the country. Aadhar cards are mandatory to apply for the subsidy under CLSS. No processing fees will be collected on these loans, however out of pocket expenses will be recovered through the loan amount.    

If you would like to avail of an MHFC home loan to buy a flat in one of these projects, you may reach out to us at contact@mhfcindia.com or Mr. Avinash Srivastava - the head of our Pune region - on +91 9823302629.   

MHFC has partnered with numerous public and private developers across six states in India. Eligible customers under CLSS can receive a subsidy on loans availed to buy flats in any of our projects. However, please note that there are some government projects which have already received a subsidy under another PMAY scheme and hence will not be eligible under CLSS. 

CHB home loan and credit camp in Bilaspur

Our team in Chhattisgarh recently took part in another credit camp held by the Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CHB) in Bilaspur. MHFC is currently financing several CHB projects across the state - we are more than willing to sanction loans to low-income informal sector customers who lack proper income documentation / salary slips etc. Our competitive interest rates, simple home loan process and effective service have resulted in a successful track record in Chhattisgarh, and we hope to build on this success over the coming years. 

At credit camps, our loan officers sit with customers and explain loan terms and conditions, the loan application process and documentation requirements amongst other things. A few pictures of the camp can be found below:

 

For more information about projects in Chhattisgarh, please contact our loan officer in the region - Mr. Shekhar Kumar - at shekhar.kumar@mhfcindia.com or +91 9617660066. Alternatively, you could also contact us on 22660427 / 0069, email us at contact@mhfcindia.com or visit our website (www.mhfcindia.com) for more information. You could also fill out this form to help us serve you better.

MHFC to provide home loans to CHB allottees

MHFC is currently financing several Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CHB) projects across the state - we are more than willing to sanction loans to low-income informal sector customers who lack proper income documentation / salary slips etc. 

Over the past several months, MHFC has taken part in credit camps across Chhattisgarh - our team recently took part in a camp in Raipur where we had numerous inquiries about our projects, loan terms and conditions and overall home loan process. Some pictures of the camp can be found below: 

For more information about projects in Chhattisgarh, please contact our loan officer in the region - Mr. Shekhar Kumar - at shekhar.kumar@mhfcindia.com or +91 9617660066

Alternatively, you could also contact us on 22660427 / 0069, email us at contact@mhfcindia.com or visit our website (www.mhfcindia.com) for more information. You could also fill out this form to help us serve you better. 

MHADA Nagpur division to build 20,000 affordable housing units over next 5 years

The Nagpur division of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) recently announced a plan to build 20,000 affordable homes for lower and middle income groups over the next 5 years. The state recently cleared decks for handing over 11 plots, that add up to little over 5.5 hectares, to MHADA. 

MHADA is an automatically approved developer for MHFC. Hence, for housing loans on MHADA 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, email us at contact@mhfcindia.com or visit our website (www.mhfcindia.com) for more information. You could also fill out this form to help us serve you better. 

Pune-based Vastushodh Projects unveils 'Anandgram' project

Vastushodh Projects has recently announced the launch of India's largest affordable housing project by a private developer - AnandGram - located at Bhandgaon on the Pune - Solapur highway. The Pune-based realty company has successfully completed several affordable housing projects, and its most recent announcement should appeal to potential customers. 

The project will come up on a 22 acres picturesque plot at Bhandgaon near Yavat and will have over 2,000 affordable homes spread across 31 modern buildings. 

Some of the amenities at ‘AnandGram - Bhandgaon’ include lifts, community halls, a multipurpose playground, a school, shopping area, solar water heater, solar powered street lights, internal concrete roads and generator backup. Sizes of the homes will range from 249 square feet to 857 square feet, with multiple options that include 1 RK, 1 BHK and 2 BHK flats. More information about the project announcement can be found here. 

MHFC is one of the housing finance companies that has tied up with Vastushodh to provide home loans to customers who are planning on buying flats in this project. MHFC requires minimal documentation / income proof and will be more than willing to support informal sector customers who want to buy a house of their own. For more information regarding home loans for this project, please contact our manager in Pune - Mr. Suraj Pawar - on 8879543963. You may also email him at suraj.pawar@mhfcindia.com or email the head office at contact@mhfcindia.com. For more information about the project, you may call Vastushodh Projects on 9225192252. 

Affordable Housing in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ms Vasundhara Raje has recently launched a new scheme that aims to provide 20% cheaper homes to people from lower income group (LIG) and economically weaker sections (EWS). This is under the Rajasthan Housing for All project of the Rajasthan Housing Board that aims to build ten lakh homes by 2022 - 85% of which would be EWS and LIG. Under the scheme, 10% of land in both, government and private housing schemes would be reserved for LIG and EWS housing. In townships, developers would have to reserve 7% of the land for the same with the government offering a relaxation in the floor - area ratio conditions to private builders.

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had under the scheme announced and then scrapped a scheme called the JDA New Flat Scheme 2015. The scheme that invited applications for 621 flats - 337 in EWS category, 219 in LIG category and 65 in MIG category - was scrapped in between after finding irregularities with allottee applications. However, the JDA has recently announced reinvitation of applications for EWS, LIG and MIG (medium income group) allotments under the same scheme.

The JDA has invited online applications for these flats from November 4 to 18 and will upload the list of allottees on their website on December 11, 2015 after documents of all allottees have been verified on December 9, 2015. A lottery of these houses would then be drawn on December 16, 2015.

MHFC has sanctioned over 1000 loans for allottees buying at these schemes in Jaipur and other districts in the state like Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur etc. and looks forward to helping out even more allottees needing loans to buy houses under these schemes.

MHFC on other Social Media

Just to notify - MHFC is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

While we bring in a lot of information on our work in the affordable housing space as well as news and updates from the industry on the blog here, the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds gives a closer look at our work. There are regular updates from MHFC on the latest happenings as well as our work, news from the industry that interests us and the highlight - interesting customer stories.

Blog readers keen to read up more about our work; especially the impact created in the lives of the financially excluded, do go ahead and 'Like', 'Follow' and 'Share' our feeds on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! We would love to connect with you there! 

Surat Municipal Corporation - EWS and LIG homes

Per this TOI article (link below), the Surat Municipal Corporation ("SMC") which is building 11,000 EWS and LIG homes across 37 locations in Surat, has threatened to withdraw Rs. 359 crore worth of fixed deposits from a host of commercial banks unless they provide housing finance to economically weaker section (“EWS”) and low income group (“LIG”) families. Unfortunately, the banks have been refusing to grant low-income people housing loans on account of a lack of proper documentation.

Times of India article

This lack of financial support from mainstream banks and HFCs is precisely why MHFC was actually set up. We have already financed hundreds of informal sector families in Surat who do not have any income proof documents and would be very willing to support successful SMC allottees who require a loan and are from our segment (financially excluded lower income families) subject to terms and conditions. 

Thus, for more details on loans available, please call our branch manager in Surat - Jignesh Patel on 9016507947 - or email us on contact@mhfcindia.com.

MP (Madhya Pradesh) Housing Board - applications open for EWS (5.45 lakhs) / LIG (12.31 lakhs) flats in Bhopal

MP Housing Board has announced / opened a lottery of 912 flats in Bhopal aimed at lower income families (432 EWS and 480 LIG) - see below link for more details.

MP Housing Board advertisement

Applications are currently open till Dec 10 (or till the MP Housing Board receives applications for all the flats) - and we believe that this represents a very good chance of getting a home in Bhopal at a price of Rs 5.45 lakhs approx (in the case of EWS) and Rs 12.31 lakhs (LIG flats). 

As already discussed in earlier posts, Housing Board schemes (including this scheme) is an automatically approved developer for MHFC. Hence, for housing loans (of max 10 lakhs) on MP Housing Board 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 our local representative - Deepak Sarathe - on 9755333018 - or email him on deepak.sarathe@mhfcindia.com. You may also contact our Head Office (Mumbai) on contact@mhfcindia.com (website www.mhfcindia.com).

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.

Amrita Abashan / BGA Realtors - Kolkatta

Ad in today's TOI by BGA Realtors, which is an existing builder partner of MHFC in Kolkatta re flats being offered in its projects - and MHFC's offer to finance buyers from the informal sector who have income but do not have documentation to prove income - at a special rate of 9.8% (fixed for 7 years).   

This is an approved project for MHFC - and we will finance buyers from our segment (financially excluded families) subject to our terms and conditions. For more details, please call our officer in Kolkatta - Subrata Biswas 9831433440 - or email him on subrata.biswas@mhfcindia.com.  

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.

Pune affordable housing

Several new affordable housing projects (price range approx Rs 10 to 15 lakhs) coming up in the outskirts of Pune - this article has some details on the projects. 

Business Standard article - Nov 12, 2014

MHFC is associated with all the builders named in this segment and hence for assistance on financing for homes on these projects, esp for financially excluded informal sector customers who lack documentation to prove incomes, please email MHFC on contact@mhfcindia.com OR call our Manager in Pune - Suraj Pawar - on 8879543963.