Track2Realty Exclusive: Clash of generation in Indian business is no secret. However, when it comes to the second generation in Indian realty, the gap gets even wider since suave & sophistication that often comes with their foreign degree is in sharp contrast to the complex nature of business.
Track2Realty: USD 2 Billion (INR 11,854 crores) is available with private equity firms ready to be deployed in real estate, despite a drop in the PE investment in the first half of 2013, says Cushman & Wakefield’s latest report on the private equity (PE) in real estate investment.
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.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The multiplier effect of real estate sector and its capacity for generating employment is well recognized. It is estimated that the sector contributes close to 6 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of India and is estimated to be growing at 20 per cent per annum.
Track2Realty: Sikka Group has announced its foray into luxury real estate with Sikka-The Downtown, Noida, at Sector 98, Noida Expressway. The group aims to strengthen its footprint in North India.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Realtors are also increasingly smarting to deal with the criticism as digital media is proving to be a deadly two-way weapon. Ravi Saund, COO of CHD Developers asserts it has not deterred them in any way; it has only helped in getting closer to the customer base and understand their needs and expectations from a developer in today’s market.
Track2Realty: Antriksh Ideal Zeal Group has launched Antriksh Golf city, a golf residency with the green building concept in sector 150, Expressway, Noida. The project is spread over 25 acres of area which offers a blend of modern & world-class amenities with classical Indian living environment.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Data for the past few years show that real estate has been a rewarding asset class. For example, in 2011, one of the worst years for equities when the Sensex fell nearly 25 per cent, prices of homes in most Indian cities remained firm despite the overall economic uncertainty, both in global and domestic markets.
Track2Realty Exclusive: The digital medium, however, seems to be evolving fast and some of the realtors have adopted pro-active social media strategy to focus on consumer connect, feedback, consumer research to identify their needs and requirements.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Customer chasing yet skeptical of their frank opinion and two-way communication, the internet revolution has exposed the Indian real estate to pretty uncomfortable zone where they can hardly ignore what they by and large believe to be a necessary evil.