Do freebies work in selling property?
Track2Realty: The type of marketing strategies that Indian developers employ to sell their products in a tough market may often seem strange to property marketers in other countries. Nevertheless
Track2Realty: The type of marketing strategies that Indian developers employ to sell their products in a tough market may often seem strange to property marketers in other countries. Nevertheless
Track2Realty: Everstone has tied-up with Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLLI) for providing retail property management services to four shopping malls at Pune, Kochi, Vadodara and Ahmedabad.
Track2Realty-CRIENGLISH: In a country where majority of the people do not have decent homes and the volume of sales of housing units in Indian markets is under pressure,a growing number of Indians are keen to buy homes abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom.
ASK Property Investment Advisors (ASKPIA), the real-estate private equity arm of ASK Group announced on Wednesday, Sep 12, an investment in an affordable luxury residential project in the heart of Bengaluru city. The project which is around Rs.450 crore, is located in central Bengaluru’s prime area opposite the 240 acre Lalbagh green space. ASK Fund’s investment will be to the tune of Rs. 100 crores in the Special Purpose Vehicle set up for executing this project.
Godrej Properties has claimed that it has sold the entire 1st phase of its residential project, Godrej Summit, in Sector 104, Gurgaon. The first phase of this project had 695 apartments across 1 million sq. ft. of space.
Developers in Punjab have opposed the state government’s move to levy social infrastructure cess on property transactions, saying it would hit demand in the sector which is already facing slowdown.
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Randall Hall as Executive Managing Director, Greater China. Based in Hong Kong, Randall will be responsible for providing executive leadership for Cushman & Wakefield in the Greater China region, which includes China, Hong Kong & Taiwan.
In the biggest realty deal in the country this year, DLF Monday announced sale of 17 acres of prime land in Mumbai to Lodha Developers for Rs 2,700 crore, almost four times higher than the price it had paid in 2005.
Emaar Properties has reported a 44.35% jump in net operating profit of $332 million for the first six months of this year. The company had posted an operating profit of $230 million in the January-June period of last fiscal. However, total income for the first six months of 2012 remained flat at $1.068 billion, Emaar Properties said in a statement.
Most regions in the top metros have seen prices soar by double digit percentages in the last three years with areas in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR witnessing maximum price gains. In Delhi, Dwarka and Gurgaon regions saw 64% and 50% price rise in 2012 when compared to 2010. In Mumbai, Mira Road, Thane and Navi Mumbai saw prices increase within the range of 48% and 51% during the same time period. These are the findings of 99 acres.com study on the trends in realty prices of key metros.