Track2Realty: Office markets in India registered a downward trend in overall net absorption for the first three quarters of 2013, as per the latest report released by global real estate consultants, Cushman & Wakefield.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The festivities around Navratra and Diwali are known to cheer up the sentiments of the property market. Reflection is always seen both in terms of upbeat mood of developers, as more launches are planned around this time, and the home buyers, as most of the bookings take place during this time.
Track2Realty Exclusive: A leading Indian real estate company recently invited pitch from the PR agencies for its prestigious account. The short listed PR agencies were given a level playing field and there had been nothing to suggest any element of favouritism when one of the PR Agencies clinched the deal on the merits of its exposure in the given industry.
Track2Realty: The total new housing demand will be nearly 12 million units in the next five years (2013- 17), according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). This is based on the estimated growth of population across India and in major cities. Of the pan India additional demand, the top 8 cities will constitute approximately 23%.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Seen as the poor cousin of Gurgaon-Manesar till only recently, Bhiwadi is fast emerging as the property hot spot and the price appreciation in this sleepy town not long ago has actually been steadfast in the last four-five years.
Track2Realty: The estimated demand for office space across the top eight Indian cities in the period of 2013 – 2017 is expected to be 132 million square feet (msf), says a report by Cushman & Wakefield. Office space absorption in top eight cities is expected to be approximately 22.5 msf in 2013 which will be a decline of approximately 26% over 2012.
Track2Realty-Agencies: India’s diversified group Godrej says its fast growing realty estate business could become the biggest venture for the conglomerate in the next 10 years.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Media creates perception in the collective consciousness that realty debts are a cause of concern. It is generally assumed that a debt-ridden company is not the right one to invest. However, business cycle of some of these over leveraged companies is not just better than peers, but also high in terms of brand equity. Track2Realty finds that over projected magnitude of realty debt may or may not be a reality.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The question before Indian real estate today is what makes a luxury living? Is it high-end apartments? No. Luxury living is creating an ambience in totality that not just matches the aspiration level, but exceeds it.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Crème de la crème real estate project for the upscale and upmarket buyers is an ambition that is driving the developers across the country. It seems the Indian real estate has woken up to the reality that the destination of brand positioning is ‘luxury’ and as Track2Realty finds, in this rat race the term is so over-used and abused that it has lost its relevance. From high-end condominiums to affordable, the tag of luxury seems to be the biggest brand driver for the sector.