Track2Realty Exclusive: The Tamil Nadu Government must be commended for its focus on infrastructure development; it is a key determinant of the state’s economic progress. So long as the commitment to infrastructure remains, the prognosis for real estate will be good.
Track2Realty: Kumar Urban Developments (KUL) has introduced futuristic designed homes and washrooms that are built with hi-tech solutions satisfying the needs of discerning home buyers at their award winning project “Sophronia” at Kalyani Nagar, Pune.
Track2Realty Exclusive: In the expanding boundaries of the National Capital Region (NCR) where Gurgaon has been the biggest beneficiary, it has been quite natural that locations like Manesar, Bhiwadi among other adjoining regions start attracting investment. However, what has actually bucked the trend of such an otherwise organic growth is the fact that these locations once seen as the alternative locations of Gurgaon for those who could not afford it in the main suburb are no more just secondary locations.
Track2Realty Exclusive: While the infrastructure of Pune has been comparably better than many urban centres across the country, there is no denying the fact that the kind of urbanisation and migration that is happening in the city the load on the infrastructure is increasingly getting heavy. Moreover, since most of the infrastructure has been created by the private developers in the city of late; hence there has been uneven growth of infrastructure across the city.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The occupier report of office space is often seen as the barometer of the vibrancy of the given property market since it indicates the level of economic activity that sustains all other segment of real estate, residential and commercial in particular. However, in downtown Coimbatore market this premise was never considered for critical evaluation since the market had multiple demand drivers and office uptake was not necessary criterion for any of these demand drivers.
Track2Realty: Transactions in India’s real estate space might have slowed down over the last two quarters, but the sector has not been overwhelmed by the state of the wider economy. Despite the subdued pre-election economic scenario, in fact, the period observed an increase in private equity activity.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The current economic environment is indeed one of the most challenging in recent history. The headwinds of inflation, interest rates, construction costs, and subdued consumer demand have constrained real-estate growth in many micro-markets across the country. Economic volatility aside, I am optimistic about long-term real-estate sector prospects. My optimism is founded in irrefutable realities – the rapid urbanization of India, burgeoning segment of upwardly mobile Indians, limited availability of urban residential housing and unabated aspiration of home ownership.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Against all the prophecies of doomsday in the realty market, Delhi-NCR has not only grown in the last four-five years, but also has been among the best performing markets in the country. The growth has been slow but steady and analysts believe it is time the property market of Delhi-NCR needs a catalyst to put it on the fast forward mode of growth.
Track2Realty Exclusive: A stable property market that has done reasonably well in 2013, why should the developers in down town south be bothered about the General Elections ahead, asks a property analyst. Well, the answer can not be in straight yes or no but the market trends indicate Coimbatore definitely will be less susceptible to the elections than many other property markets across the country.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Real estate market in India is growing fast because of the increasing demand for planned development, relatively less congestion and pollution, better hygiene and sanitation etc. that is giving way to new opportunities to grow. Investors are not restricted to one category and buyers looking to buy commercial as well as residential properties are angling towards the smaller cities such as Vizag, Pune, Nasik, Ahmadabad etc.