Time to address urban challenges with holistic approach-VI
Track2Realty Exclusive: An affordable housing project should be located within reasonable distances from workplaces and should be connected adequately through public transport.
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Scaling real estate on the promised 8 Ps-II
Track2Realty Exclusive: When it comes to the first P, that is Performance, the brand is measured at two levels—product level and experience level. At the product level, it must satisfy the functional and utilitarian characteristic as well as deliver on its practical physical attributes. It must stand up to the expected quality or design excellence ingredients like creativity, exclusivity, craftsmanship, precision, materials, high quality & innovation.
Land Acquisition Bill cleared by Lok Sabha
Track2Realty: The Lok Sabha on Thursday night, Aug 29, okayed a new farmer-friendly land acquisition Bill that promises to address landowners’ concerns as regards relief and rehabilitation. A last-minute division of votes forced by the Trinamool Congress saw 216 members voting in its favour and 19 against it.
How the land acquisition bill will change the real estate scenario in India
Track2Realty: The much debated Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012 (LARR Bill) was cleared by the lower house of parliament in the first half of the Budget session. This crucial Bill that seeks to replace the antediluvian Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with a fresh legislation wherein the component of compensation for resettlement and rehabilitation of the project affected families is added.The Bill covers land acquisition including for infrastructure and industrial developments bringing in government, quasi- government and other.
Realty brand positioning not connecting with home buyers-III
Track2Realty Survey: Is a buyer ready to pay premium for the brand reputation of the developer? Majority of the brand conscious buyers’ say ‘NO’ unless the big brand has offering to match the high price and differentiate the product. In the high-end category, 40 per cent of the buyers are ready to pay a premium.
KUL launches KUL Couture at Worli, based on anthropological engineering
Track2Realty: Kumar Urban Development Ltd (KUL) has launched a high-end, luxury residential project based on anthropological engineering. Located at Worli in Central Mumbai, this 400 ft high-rise tower called KUL Couture is designed to have just 40 exclusive units, with 2 flats per floor and a breathtaking view of the Arabian Sea.
Scaling real estate on the promised 8 Ps-I
Track2Realty Exclusive: Brands in general and luxury brands in particular are scaled up on the 8 Ps—Performance, Paucity, Persona, Public Relations, Placement, Personal Touch, Pedigree and Public Figure. Bhawna Modgil tries to scale up the Indian real estate on the given 8 Ps to measure how each of the metrics of branding has been redefined by the developer; not to customise it to the Indian sensibilities but to satisfy their ego, misplaced conviction of brand positioning and assuming sales calls as the branding ROI.
Understanding of brand poor in real estate
Track2Realty Exclusive: One mistake that the Indian realtors have been doing is to go for a cheap and easy way to establish brand recognition is through technology, especially popular mediums like blogs, Facebook and Twitter, which help them build relationship with their clients.
Emaar MGF asked to refund money paid for booking plot
Track2Realty-Agencies: Real estate developer Emaar MGF Land Ltd has been directed by the apex consumer forum to refund Rs 2.4 lakh to a man for “deficiency” in service in connection with booking of a residential plot in Mohali.
CREDAI appeals for high power realty committee for major projects
Track2Realty: Citing the inordinate delay in obtaining approvals for projects that is stalling growth of the real estate sector and also the economy of the country, Lalit Kumar Jain, Chairman CREDAI and CMD, Kumar Urban development Ltd, urged the Union Government to form a high power realty committee to accelerate big ticket realty projects worth between Rs.200 Cr and Rs.1000 Cr.