Weekend fun with Altura
It is suave, confident-looking and promises you a new lifestyle. The Baleno Altura, Maruti Suzuki's newest offering, was launched on September 1. The car is powered by a 1600 cc, 16 valve, Smart-i, multi-point, fuel injection engine and claims to be India's first petrol station wagon.

Mumbai property leased post-1987 governed by new rent act
My family owns two residential apartments in Mumbai. One apartment is located in Colaba in an old building constructed in the late 1940s. The other apartment, in Cuff Parade, was purchased in 1988.

Choose your interest rate
Housing finance companies are bullish about the robust annual growth in the retail housing sector. The industry officials feel this is indication enough that genuine buyers have returned to the market, and it's prompting them as well as banks to unveil newer home loan products to attract the new generation of home buyers.


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