Track2Realty Exclusive: Several factors such as multinational entrepreneurship, robust capital markets, strong economic fundamentals and changing demographics have collectively resulted in India finding its place on the world map.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Many within the sector admit it is more often the case of lacking USP of the project added with the faulty communication and branding. This is being compensated by frivolous features which may bring the footfall but hardly translates into buying.
Track2Realty Exclusive: With inventory piling up, interest on debt burden squeezing, all tried & tested marketing mantra failing flat and festive season hardly escalating sales drive; the realtors have suddenly woken up to the reality that their marketing format needs a makeover, if not completely to be thrown out of the window.
Track2Realty: Telecom and real estate has emerged as the worst industry in terms of quality of service, with over 21% of complaints received by the national consumer helpline in 2012 being related to this sector.
Track2Realty Exclusive: South India has emerged as the hub of IT sector and the main arm of outsourcing business for the US and the UK. With more and more foreign investors looking forward to establish their back offices through the prime locations of South India, the scope of corporate real estate has become immensely high.
Track2Realty: CREDAI has raised apprehensions that the the Real Estate Regulatory Bill approved by the Union Cabinet CREDAI has expressed fear that it could encourage corruption instead of curtailing the social menace.
Track2Realty: The Cabinet on Tuesday, June 4, cleared the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Draft Bill, aimed at organising and monitoring the sector.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The spin in the century has brought a series of transformations for the Indian economy and influenced by this change, cities have become the focal point for future developments. As a result, the real estate sector is constantly transforming to meet the developing requirements. Even cities such as Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad in South India have acquired a place on the global real estate map – a standing that was restricted just to Mumbai and Delhi in the past.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Making the strategic shift of corporate in realty is not easy and getting things right is even more complex. Even though real estate business may not be the primary operations of several conglomerates who have entered this business space, sound corporate governance is based on more than just simple compliance with ‘universal standards’.
Track2Realty Exclusive: A single window clearance cell, akin to the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for the securities market in India, should be established. A unified point of clearance such as this will minimize project delays by reducing the builder’s run around time in obtaining clearances.