Boosting real estate customer service in Maharashtra; ITR filing, training for 39,000 agents; check details

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Last Update: February 15, 2023, 19:13 IST

The government has also asked real estate agents to file their returns, with an aim to probe their source of funds.  (Representational image)

The government has also asked real estate agents to file their returns, with an aim to probe their source of funds. (Representational image)

Four agencies, including the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), have been given mandatory training, which will be followed by an exam, the official said.

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MAHARERA) will train 39,000 real estate agents across the state so that they can provide better services to home and property buyers.

By September, MahaRERA plans to complete training, which has been made mandatory for agents PTI This is to say of Sanjay Deshmukh, the nodal officer of the agency.

He said that being intermediaries between buyers and sellers of properties, agents are expected to guide both the parties in the right direction.

Four agencies, including the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), have been given mandatory training, which will be followed by an exam, the official said.

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Rajan Bandelkar, chairman of the National Real Estate Development Council, said the move would bring more transparency in the working of real estate agents.

A Maharera official told PTI The government has also asked real estate agents to file their returns, with an aim to probe their source of funds.

Meanwhile, in another development, the state police arrested four people, including a woman, for allegedly duping over 150 home buyers in three districts of Maharashtra including Mumbai to the tune of Rs 3.75 crore. An official provided this information on Wednesday.

The quartet and their associates created dubious companies, lured people with the convenience of selling them cheap houses, and then disappeared with their money.

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