Chennai
Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) or Rajiv Gandhi Salai is transforming into a real estate destination from a suburb in Chennai. The setting up of TIDEL Park on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in 2000 changed the landscape of the area. Premium residential housing market along the belt starting from Madhya Kailash, all the way to Thiruporur, [...] Continue Reading »
Volume of home sales dropped in most micro markets across the country in the first quarter of the year. An Edelweiss research report states that home sales dropped the most in NCR, followed by Chennai and Hyderabad. Most developers across the country reported a seasonal decline. Revenues of 13 listed real estate firms declined by [...] Continue Reading »
Serious flouting of responsibilities of public officials came out in the open in inquiries carried out by Corporation of Chennai. Inquiries have shown that in several cases, assistant revenue officers in the zonal levels do not deposit property tax cheques on time. As a result, residents are fined for late payment. Top Corporation officials suspect [...] Continue Reading »
East Coast Road (ECR) is fast becoming a top residential locality of Chennai. The property values have crossed the mark of Rs 11,000 per sq ft at prime locations near beach and are still on the rise. The expansion of IT/ITeS sector is the main fuel in the real estate growth. Revival of demand for [...] Continue Reading »
The 10th edition of Eyeball’s Budget Home 2012 was recently held at the Chennai Trade Centre. The three-day property expo was organised by Eyeball Media Private Ltd, a prominent organiser of lifestyle events. Budget Home 2012 was designed to offer a wide range of affordable properties to the home buyers. The organisers expected a footfall [...] Continue Reading »
The National Housing Bank data shows a peculiar trend that despite economic slowdown in the country, house prices have not suffered. Apparently, house prices have managed to beat the economic slowdown. Rates displayed a rising trend in the April-June quarter as shown in the survey. National Housing Bank showed Pune posted the highest gains in [...] Continue Reading »
The US government has hired property consultancy Knight Frank to carry out a valuation and review of all its real estate properties in India. The properties, valued at thousands of crores, were acquired over the years at low rates and the recent move may indicate possible sale of some assets in the future. The properties [...] Continue Reading »
Right pricing and small ticket sizes seem to have placed South Indian real estate in a much better place than real estate players in Mumbai and Delhi. Bangalore and Chennai seem to get their property strategy right. When most developers in India are battling high interest rates, sluggish sales, delays in new launches and a [...] Continue Reading »
Property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle has reported that in order to attract home-buyers in Chennai, developers are planning several township projects with a host of amenities in the coming months. The existing scenario in Chennai real estate is going to change. The study states that the new ‘game-changers’ include generous landscaping, serene environment, schools [...] Continue Reading »
A recent report by Jones Lang LaSalle predicts that the residential market in Chennai is to undergo a transformation in coming months. So far there has been no scope for the growth of large-sized township projects within Chennai. Developers had been more content with building 12-30 units with limited amenities. The scene is changing with [...] Continue Reading »
