Track2Realty: Describing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) populist ban in sand mining as arbitrary and anti growth , developer’s apex body CREDAI Chairman Lalit Kumar Jain has threatened that the developer community is considering appropriate legal options to challenge the order. The nationwide stay on sand mining from river beds by the NGT adds to the ever increasing burden on the real estate industry.
Track2Realty: Retail leasing activity continued to be subdued in Q2 2013, as most retailers remained cautious due to the weak economic conditions that are currently prevailing in India. Several retailers started to employ new service delivery models by closing down loss making stores, especially in non-core markets.
Track2Realty Exclusive: There is no clear-cut definition of the term ‘affordable’, as it is a relative concept and could have several indirect meanings in different contexts. In India, private developers primarily target luxury, high-end and upper-mid housing segment, since it fetches a premium over low income housing. This leads to a sustained supply for this segment, increasing market competitiveness for developers.
Track2Realty: Godrej Properties has entered into a development agreement with Oasis Buildhome to develop a 13.76 acre property situated on Northern Periphery Road (NPR) in Sector 88A/89A, Gurgaon. The project will be developed as a premium residential group housing project and is expected to offer 1.2 million sq. ft. of saleable area.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Smart homes in India are coming up with a plethora of new technologies and have begun to find their ways into homes not owned by the richest exclusively. Technology vendors and real-estate players from different domains have started developing solutions capable of being easily integrated into home-environments. IP based technologies are making substantial strides in the area of ‘smart-home’.
Track2Realty: Sentiments towards commercial real estate investment remains favourable, as India’s economy shows itself to be less vulnerable to the overall slowdown as compared to other Asia economies.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The current environment necessitates greater discipline in marketing, steered by a well-conceived strategy. Absorption levels in many cities, both in the residential and commercial segments would indicate that developers are carrying surplus inventory on their balance-sheets.
Track2Realty Exclusive: In Mumbai Kohinoor City has a club house with wide range of international standard gymnasium equipments, rubberized jogging track, badminton court with herculean flooring, squash & table tennis court with wooden flooring, lawn tennis, swimming pool with Jacuzzi, steam rooms, yoga room, carom & pool room, cricket ground and even amphitheatre.
Track2Realty: Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. has reported a jump of 115% in its net profit to Rs.26.40 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013, compared to Rs.12.26 crore for the first quarter last fiscal. During the same period its revenue increased by 112% to Rs.219.43 crore from Rs.103.29 crore.
Track2Realty Exclusive: As humans, our primary need is to stay connected and clubs are one place where we can meet like-minded people and exchange thoughts and ideas while having a good time. Track2Realty explores how this change of taste is giving conventional need of housing a new paradigm shift where a club is not just important, but essential component of a housing project.