Ever since the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cleared the fractional ownership framework for realty assets, there is an euphoria among the stakeholders. The built environment of Indian real estate that is always looking for new and exciting avenues to attract the investors. It has hence carried home the message that the “Next Big” investment basket has arrived. A Track2Realty report.
The holy river Saryu flows quietly; unmindful of the fact that on its bank, Ayodhya is fast emerging as the epicenter of economic growth and global tourism hub. The property landscape of the sleepy city till recently has made a giant stride in the last three years. Envisaged as a spiritual center and tourism hub, Ayodhya is also attracting big ticket economic corridors. A Track2Realty report.
Indian real estate has historically been very optimistic on the eve of every festive season. The post festive season sales number may not back the pre-festive bullishness, but the sector has been known to be hoping to make merry year after year. After all, real estate is a sentiment driven business and the stakeholders try best to create an ambience of positivity to bring the fence sitting buyers back to the market, often with festive discounts and freebies.
Analysts tracking the market believe lease model is always easy and better in comparison to the sales model in commercial property. For a lessee it gives a strategic option of rethinking if it is not giving the desired outcome considering all different aspects and factors involved in any particular kind of business. For a developer also, it works as an indirect sales model where a developers can comfortably sale the lease area to an investor who can enjoy both the benefits of property appreciation as well as the lease money.
Provident Housing has garnered massive interest for its latest project, Provident Ecopolitan located in Aerospace Park in North Bengaluru. An overwhelming number of Expressions of Interest (EoIs) have been recorded ahead of the project launch on August 19, 2023. Ecopolitan has a total of 956 apartments in 1, 2 and 3 BHK configurations ranging from 625 sq. ft. to 1,427 sq. ft. with more than 60% lung spaces.
Prestige Group has emerged as the new Brand Leader of Indian real estate. The brand had continuously been closer to the Leadership and among the Top 3 National Brands. Brigade Group makes a giant leap and jumps from Number 5 to now the 2nd Best Brand of the business. DLF is continuously scaling up and now rests as 3rd Best Brand at the National level. Godrej Properties is losing its sheen as a Valuable Brand and slips down to Number 5 from Number 2 this fiscal year. Puravankara is also proving to be the Dark Horse of the National Brand Leadership and emerges from Number 7 to now at Number 5.
The outlook for construction costs remains stable but cautious, as market volatility is likely to persist in 2023 along with monetary tightening, continued high inflation, a possibility of a recession in developed economies and geopolitical turmoil-related challenges going forward. Therefore, CBRE forecasts a marginal rise in the overall construction costs during 2023 across cities, with Mumbai likely to witness a sharper rise.
Real estate developer M3M India has purchased a 13-acre land parcel in Noida. The outright purchase has been through e-auctions and the developer plans to invest around Rs 2,400 crore to develop a mixed-use project. M3M India has a major presence in Gurugram and this is part of the company’s market expansion to Noida through this project.
Puravankara stock has been pretty under-valued, claims Abhishek Kapoor, CEO of the company. According to him, it is the perception battle that Puravankara has to weather as the intrinsic value of the stock and the performance of the company is at par with the top real estate companies of the country. In an exclusive interview with Ravi Sinha, Puravankara CEO explains why and how the brand would change the perception in the next few years. Excerpt of the interview:
In an interesting year when Godrej Properties lost its sheen, Sobha Limited yet again bounced back as the National Brand Leader after a gap of 2 years. The 10th edition of Track2Realty BrandXReport 2021-22 finds that the market perception vis-à-vis the brands could change dramatically, and it takes all the more care to retain the Brand Leadership than reaching at the top.