The eastern corridor of Pune has witnessed rapid growth in commercial sector as Grade A developers have ample stock to lease in the area which enjoys an advantage in terms of social infrastructure, connectivity to other parts of the city, abundant residential options, proximity to airport and railway station among host of other advantages.
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India has expressed displeasure about the proposed Model Real Estate (Regulation of Development) Act in its present form, saying it could lead to an escalation of prices of housing stock in the country by Rs 300 per sq ft.
Mumbai is the financial capital of the country. While it is still a far cry from being comparable to Shanghai in terms of aesthetics and infrastructure, the fact remains that most large corporations and financial institutions have their presence in this city.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Delhi Government has lifted restriction on sale of leasehold properties which will benefit lakhs of property owners and may trigger hike in real estate prices.
Track2Realty: The home buyers expect real estate prices to rise over the next six month, says the Housing Sentiment Index (IIMB-MB-HSI) by IIM Bangalore and Magicbricks. It forecasts the trend across 9 of the 10 cities surveyed.
Track2Realty Exclusive Yearly Analysis: Real estate prices have stayed stagnant in 2012 in Mumbai with a mere 0.3 per cent increase in rates, a research report by Knight Frank says. Figure show that real estate sales have been falling by around 25 per cent year after year since 2010 because of high prices.
With interest rates remaining high and real estate prices rising further, the growth in housing loans declined to 12.1 per cent in fiscal 2011-12 from 15 per cent in the previous year. The growth rate in non-food bank credit was also down at 17 per cent during the year as compared with 20.6 per cent in the previous year, the Reserve Bank of India said.
Holiday Homes in Goa, a dream of the nouveau rich, is all set to be costlier now with the Goa Government deciding to rationalise the real estate prices in the state.
The buzz word among realty consultants at the beginning of the year seems to be price correction. After the real estate firms like Jones Lang LaSalle India and Cushman & Wakefield forecast of a correction in real estate prices in 2011, now Crisil also forecasts a price correction, though in select pockets.
The Faridabad property market has started showing signs of recovery very fast. The pace of recovery in the Faridabad has been witnessing a quiet revolution over the past six months. Real estate prices, which had plummeted post 2008 and then plateaued at Rs 20,000-25,000 per square yard last year, have suddenly shot up by 30-40%.