Track2Realty Exclusive: A brand is the idea or image of a specific product or service that consumers connect with, by identifying the name, logo, slogan, or design of the company. Branding, according to me, is a double edged sword which grants an advantage of building clientele, loyalty, trust etc but also burdens the shoulders with an added responsibility and obligation to defend the ‘Brand’ so far created persistently.
Track2Realty: India is among the top ten global markets to recorded the highest rental increase year on year as per the annual report ‘Main Streets across the World 2013’ by Cushman & Wakefield. Punjagutta in Hyderabad, recorded the 8th highest growth in retail rental values globally with an annual growth of 29% year–on- year.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Industry experts assert if the neighbourhood does not have the supportive social infrastructure, the demand will be less compared to the well-developed areas. The number of houses remaining vacant in a project in the core areas of the city is less compared to those outside the city.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Analysts seem to agree with this premise that Ahmedabad has grown enormously over the past decade, due to ultra-progressive policies and intelligent development governance. The city is providing extraordinary and unprecedented returns on the real estate ROI, and has proven to be one of the most exciting investment destinations in India today. Still, it is not an investor driven market and end-users are very much active in the city market.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Omkar luxury projects are being developed rapidly at upmarket locations like Worli. Malad, Parel and BKC in Mumbai and designed to offer homes according to the niche lifestyle of the affluent clientele.
Track2Realty: The 3C Company has aligned with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company to present Northern India’s first Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences. The strategic partnership between the two companies was sealed with an exclusive agreement for 25 years, thus ensuring that this would be the only Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in Delhi NCR for the agreed term.
Track2Realty Exclusive: In the beginning of the year 2013 when the property market in Ahmedabad was softening a bit in select pockets, the prophets of doomsday had a free run. Many of them were prophetic to write off the city’s real estate market as simply unaffordable and unsustainable, notwithstanding the fact that the correction in the city real estate prices has been relatively moderate as compared to other cities with similar trends in property market when the sentiments were at peak.
Track2Realty Exclusive: It is said that this sector encourages black money and corruption, which is sad and upsetting for all developers/entrepreneurs who put in their best efforts to run the business.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Some other developers maintain property exhibitions aim to bring property buyers and developers on a common platform, where home buyers can access a range of properties that suit their price points. Property expos serve as an avenue to showcase assorted projects to property seekers.
Track2Realty Exclusive: As the country faces problems over land acquisition, events around the issue have been tarnishing the image of India’s built environment. Across sectors — real estate, infrastructure and construction events have not been conducive enough to create a good environment for investments. In addition, fragmentation and irregularities within the market, instances of fly-by-night-operators duping the consumers, an absence of regulation over transactions and developers have given a bad name to the environment.