Contrary to the general perception that only the Richie Rich can buy a house in Mumbai, the fact of the matter is that there is something for every budget segment. If not the fancy luxe living in posh areas, a roof over the head is always there with the rider of more money adding to more amenities and lesser travelling distances.
How many affordable homebuyers who leave to work early morning and come back late night actually need amenities like free Wi-Fi, amphitheatre, club, tennis court, swimming pool etc? Are many buyers in the average salaried class in a position to avail these facilities even though the developer has created e everything within the project? How long such fancy amenities are maintained once the project is over and the monthly maintenance charges are a huge issue?
Even for the developers, if he is overly dependent on investor he will deliver a ghost town which is not a god thing for a developer for his subsequent project. Second thing is that an investor is a fair weather friend and the day he is not making money he will be harsh to the developer and talk about him in the circle that matters. That is enough to damage the reputation of the developer.
An industry leader, Kaustuv brings over two decades of real estate industry experience. Kaustuv’s appointment as Managing Director for New Business growth in India marks his return to Cushman & Wakefield.
The sales strategy was targeted at the existing home buyer leads. A soft launch of their show apartments and SOSF was announced and the buyers were invited for an experiential tour around the flat.
Though the law of the land does not allow this kind of opaque transactions but it is an open secret in the Indian property market today. It is often done in an IPO model when the entire city knows about it. The advantage of this IPO style pre-launch for the developers is that the price point here is higher than the price point at which they offer it to the select set of investors.
Green floor space accounts for only 3-5 per cent of all construction in India so far. In developed markets like the UK, where green building began almost two decades ago, around 40 per cent of all buildings would fall in that category. In the US, it would be around 30 per cent.
News Point: The clause of jail term to erring homebuyers…
News Point: Colliers International India has appointed Gagan Randev as…
News Point: Ivanhoé Cambridge to allocate an initial US$250m. PEL…