Manesar was envisaged as a model township encompassing residential real estate as well as commercial office and industrial establishments. Hence, it was appropriately christened as IMT (Integrated Manesar Township).
In the environment of cut-throat competition which exists in the Indian real estate market today, developers without a forward-looking marketing plan for their projects often lose out.
Recently an acquaintance – a fund manager by profession – relocated to India to set-up a domestic PE fund here. He had invested in a Mumbai residential property strategically located close to the primary business district and an international school for his kid.
The demand for holiday homes in India is as wired into the country’s overall economic performance as every other segment of residential real estate.
The ever-increasing housing needs in urban centers have caused home prices to shoot up to extremely unaffordable levels.
Supertech has launched the launch of ‘ORB’ — a circular-shaped, 50 storey luxurious residential development, masterminded by the former bollywood actress and interior designer Twinkle Khanna.
According to the 2011 census, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has over 23.5 million people. To house this population on the ground floor, assuming a household size of 4 and dwelling units of 900 sq ft per family which are laid wall to wall, we would need 121,384 acres of contiguous land.
India has the second largest population in the world and is expected to overtake China by 2025. Fulfilling the housing needs of the Indian population which is growing at 1.41% annually is a tremendous challenge for the government today.
In view of the adverse publicity and shaken customer confidence arising out of significant delays in delivery of projects across the states, there is a strong acceptance of this matter by top management of the developers and investors alike.
Year 2011 was a challenging year for the Indian real estate sector. It was a year which brought to the mainstream need for policy level changes.