Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes. Yet, in India this act is fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice. Occasionally, deviant promoters are called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech’s promoters. This incident shows up the fallout of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and real estate promoters. A real estate bill, which is presently pending in Rajya Sabha, seeks to fill this gap. It has been debated for over two years and should be passed by Parliament in the budget session.
India is in the midst of rapid urbanization and urban population is expected to more than double to about 900 million over the next three decades. Unfortunately, even the current population does not have adequate housing. A government estimate in 2012 put the shortage at nearly 19 million units. If this shortage is to be alleviated quickly, India’s messy real estate sector needs reforms.
The real estate bill seeks to set standards for contracts between buyers and sellers. Transparency, a rare commodity in real estate, is enforced as promoters have to upload project details on the regulators’ website. Importantly, standard definitions of terms mean that buyers will not feel cheated after taking possession of a house. In order to protect buyers who pay upfront, a part of the money collected for a real estate project is ring-fenced in a separate bank account. Also, given the uncertainty which exists in India on land titles, the real estate bill provides title insurance. This bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentary committees and its passage now brooks no delay.
This bill is an important step in cleaning up the real estate market, but the journey should not end with it. State governments play a significant role in real estate and they are often the source of problems. Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40 central and state departments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses. Sensibly, NDA government’s project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access central funding. Without real estate reforms at the level of states, it will not be possible to meet the ambition of making housing accessible for all urban dwellers.
According to the passage, state governments __________.
A. encourage the real estate market
B. obstruct reforms to access universal urban housing
C. hinder the housing purchase process
D. reject to mount the housing fee
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Chọn C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, chính quyền tiểu bang __________
A. khuyến khích thị truờng bất động sản
B. cản trở cải cách để tiếp cận nhà ở chung ở đô thị
C. cản trở quá trình mua nhà ở
D. chối bỏ việc tăng phí nhà ở.
Thông tin: Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40 central and state departments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses. Sensibly, NDA government’s project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access central funding.
Tạm dịch: Một số ước tính gợi ý rằng các nhà phát triển bất động sản phải tìm kiếm sự đồng thuận của 40 đơn vị thuộc trung ương và tiểu bang, điều này dẫn đến sự chậm trễ và sự leo thang trong chi phí nhà đất. Một cách hợp lý khi dự án NDA của chính phủ cung cấp nhà ở đô thị ảnh hưởng tới việc tiểu bang tiếp cận tài trợ từ trung ương.
Đáp án: C
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