Track2Realty Exclusive: It was only a few years back that when a couple of high-end luxury projects were launched in Pune analysts were busy with the cost-benefit analysis of the splurge in the market. The rising interest of NRIs, HNIs and even global realty baron soon made everyone realise that Pune has already made its presence on the luxury landscape of India.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Sunday, Aug 10, approved final guidelines for setting up of investment trusts for these sectors. This will enable Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvIT) to list on stock exchanges like shares and mutual fund units.
Track2Realty Exclusive: How realistic is the reported appreciation of property in a market where the buyers are unable to exit at even half the reported appreciation figure? Track2Realty Focus tries to decode the mystery of property appreciation to unveil the worst kept secret of the business.
Track2Realty Exclusive: When Prahlad Patel went on a property hunt in the city of Vadodara, the broker had a curious look at his face. Under the impression that Patel is one among the many NRIs looking to invest in the city property with the fall in the Indian currency he thought it is his duty to narrate how the property market is just ripe to enter for sizeable return.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Statistics often only tell half the story and in real estate this old adage is all the more true as the figure are often not the facts and ground realities may juxtapose facts with figure. For instance, a perception is gaining ground that Mumbai property has reached beyond its saturation point and the standing inventory of 48 months is being cited as the evidence.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Rajeev Dash, a textile exporter from Chennai was on the lookout for a plot in Coimbatore from where he could procure the textile stuff. However, his search for an easy entry to the local market with anticipation of availability of low cost property met with a surprise. The brokers in the local market showed him a number of properties, but none below the not-so-believable crore plus figure. This made him wonder whether he is negotiating in the Coimbatore market or the property agents are taking him for a ride.
Track2Realty: According to recent CBRE report—How Global is the Business of Retail?—new trends identified in the global retail market saw retailers focusing on larger markets in 2013, with 83% of the survey cities witnessing at least one new entrant in the year (compared to 81% in 2012), while the top target markets saw a 28% rise in new entrants.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Real estate development along highways and expressways is an established reality of India’s urban growth, yet a few have been trend setters. These are the territories which have been investment magnet much before being fully developed. National Highway 24, popularly known as NH 24 that connects the national capital Delhi to Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow running 438 kilo meter in length is one such highway which is being seen as the new growth corridor of north India in general and Delhi-NCR in particular.
Track2Realty: The IT/ITeS sector continues to be a dominant growth driver for Bangalore, and some areas stand out from the rest as far as the impact of this sector is concerned. Whitefield in the eastern part of Bangalore is one such area. Whitefield was an early settlement in Bangalore and remained a quaint little suburb till the 2000s, when Bangalore’s IT boom reshaped Whitefield into a major suburb.
Track2Realty: The tremendous rate of real estate development across the globe, and especially young, emerging nations, is imposing immense pressure on the environment and its natural resources. With such a rapid development, there is a lot at stake when we look at important factors such as energy availability and environmental sustainability.