Track2Realty: An increase in the number of enquiries for residential properties has been seen across the major cities. However, transaction volumes have not improved much. Restricted sales transactions were observed in major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon and NOIDA during 1Q 2014, as per a report by Colliers International.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Brys Group has given a Rs 330-crore contract to UAE-based Arabian Construction Company for the development of 81-storey tower in Noida.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Stable government has been the buzz word in India for quite some time; it has actually been one of the focal points of General Elections of 2014. In India since 1984 no government at centre could take charge of the office without the added baggage of unlike minded friends as alliance partners.
Track2Realty: Investment-grade office space demand slowed down in the first quarter of 2014, with around 6.3 million sq. ft. of Grade A office space getting absorbed across the leading cities of the country. Transaction activity was dominated by the National Capital Region (NCR), Bangalore and Chennai.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Property markets are often referred with reference to their key demand drivers. Every city has a key demand driver as far as the growth of the property market is concerned. Some have it by home grown end-user demand; others have it with investors finding it magnet for future while many have expat community driving the property market due to increased urbanisation and the professional opportunities.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Thane is a cosmopolitan suburb which has evolved from being a mere city of lakes to the nestling zone of the urban middle class. Most of the working professionals in Mumbai have found Thane to be an ideal location to buy an apartment or take it on rent. Affordability has been a key USP of Thane property market, which has further been ignited with better connectivity.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Noida has defied the conventional wisdom of economics of late, thanks to the new found interest of the multinational corporations (MNCs) and the NRIs. This is due to the fact that the investment pattern of these two demand drivers have so far been guided by the conventional wisdom of economics that suggests to put money in a relatively mature market, and that too when the macro economic outlook is bright and the sentiments bullish.
Track2Realty: There has been a 43% increase in Q1 2014 new residential unit launches from the previous quarter. The total estimated unit launches were recorded at 55,500 units across major eight cities of India with Bengaluru recording the largest number of units launched, an increase of 22% from previous quarter, says a report by Cushman & Wakefield.
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: Employment opportunities to the tune of approximately four to five lakh are expected to be generated within the next two years across the country’s leading cities. In case India’s economic growth accerelates to above 6% in 2015, more such opportunities may be expected.