Chris Gayle becomes brand ambassador of Agrani Homes
Track2Realty: West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle was on Wednesday, May 8, named brand ambassador of Patna-based real estate company, Agrani Homes.
Search Results: SEZ (540)
Policy advocacy desirable yet debatable in realty-I
Track2Realty Exclusive: Asking for industry status, the sector doesn’t want elements of accountability that comes with the package. Quite opposed to the very idea of regulation, even after self-regulatory attempts didn’t work out, realty doesn’t evoke confidence at the policy level and often ends up being at loggerheads with the government. Track2Realty finds that though policy advocacy is very much desirable in the sector, it is yet so debatable that the stakeholders have failed to evolve a consensus over its issues and agenda.
Mechanisation needed for project management to reduce labour shortage
The Indian realty sector is facing an acute scarcity of labour as on today. The fast emerging problem will soon drive the realty sector to take to large scale mechanization and what is often referred to as project management. The propensity can be clearly understood based on the premise that the shortage of labour is projected to rise to about 65% mark by the next decade.
Supply of distressed commercial properties expected to increase during the second quarter of 2013
Track2Realty: Though the opening of the Indian retail sector to foreign direct investments may have brought cheers to the commercial real estate sector in the country, it is expected that the supply of distressed properties within the commercial segment will increase during the second quarter of 2013, according to the RICS India Commercial Property Survey Q1 2013.
Key challenges to move towards smart cities in India-III
Track2Realty Exclusive: Urban Planning, experts suggest, is based on the three-tier concept of engineering, architecture and social concerns. Each is incomplete without the other. While a city needs its share of road networks, it also needs space for, say drainage and it needs hospitals and schools and blood banks et al. although each city has separate agencies to deal with these needs, a central agency is needed to provide a holistic approach to crisis management and to contain chaos.
SC breather for Campa Cola residents
Track2Realty: In a reprieve for 140 families of Campa Cola Compound at Worli spending sleepless nights over the sword of demolitions hanging over their head, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 1, posted a special leave petition by a group of residents for hearing on Thursday.
Sagarika Ghatge files a case against a real estate firm
Track2Realty: The Chak De actress Sagarika Ghatge recently filed a case against a real estate company who have been using her pictures for hoardings and ads after her contract with them expired.
Guinea pigs in the funding market-IV
Track2Realty Exclusive: Real estate has not just been innovative but also aggressive in raising money. They have raised money against sales with a guarantee that if the price falls, they will buy it back. It has been a protection on the bank’s side that if the prices fall, of course there is a margin of about 20% and if the prices fall more than that, they will buy back. 20% has been the cut off because about 10% is the expense in buyback, brokerages, paperwork etc.
Cutting edge of Pune realty market amidst slowdown-I
Track2Realty Exclusive: The Pune realty market in many ways is very different from many other cities in the country. Pune has showed tremendous resilience and a quick bounce back in the aftermath of the 2008 global crisis. In many ways, Pune depicts the behaviour of an extremely mature market leading to low levels of volatility in terms of capital values of the homes.
Rebirth of integrated townships in 2013-VI
Track2Realty Exclusive: Puniet Singh, CEO, Sherwoods Independent Property Consultants says the latest trend of moving to the outskirts in the vicinity of IT companies benefits individual and professionals to have their comfort nearby with office and home in the same areas. This will expand the horizon of modern living as well. Further the distance from the city allows its residents to stay away from traffic, pollution and congestion.