Friday, 15 July 2016

Areas to buy house in Mumbai



Touted as the financial and commercial epicenter of India, Real estate in Mumbai has always seen great demand. Despite the sky rocketing prices, Mumbai has continued to attract investment from all parts of the country and the world. It has also emerged as a preferred investment destination for NRI diaspora. 

With more people showcasing their interest to buy house in Mumbai, the emergence of a couple of hot spots appears as a great bet for early investors.
Captured below are two major hotspots of Mumbai that have witnessed increased traction amongst investors.

Chembur, the central suburb of Mumbai, is one of the prime residential destinations. The major highlight of Chembur is that it connects central Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. Its close proximity to Eastern and Western Express Highways makes commuting easy to Bandra-Kurla Complex and the other business districts of Mumbai. The place also shares an easy connectivity to other parts of Mumbai such as South Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.  Property in Mumbai, the city enjoys a robust social Infrastructure. It has changed the Skyline of the central suburbs with better social infrastructure. The social infrastructure is well developed with world class hospitals, schools & colleges etc. The area is a home to renowned educational institutions. The Plenty of malls, restaurants, golf course, gyms & clubs etc have increased the attractiveness of Chembur. It has some of the remarkable places such as K Stars Mall, Cubic Mall & Bombay Presidency Golf Club etc. The location offers excellent array of amenities that makes the lifestyle of residents easy and lavish. Chembur has shown price appreciation by nearly 8.37%, that is greater than other localities of Central Mumbai between Q1-2015 and Q1-2016. It is expected to fetch higher returns in future. 


Bandra
Bandra, especially Bandra West, is a popular residential destination because of its high lifestyle quotient, despite the fact that it faces a significant degree of traffic congestion.  This area is always a preferred destination for prime property seekers because of its elite crowd and high end shopping complexes. Number of healthcare, education and recreation facilities increase the attractiveness of the place.  Developers there are offering products in redevelopment schemes.

Bandra East is also an upcoming residential property destination, especially for investors, since there is considerable rental demand from enormous number of people who have come from outside Mumbai and are working in Bandra Kurla Complex. Both capital and rental values are going to increase in Bandra East, which it is benefiting from the overflow of demand that Bandra West can no longer support.

BKC provides excellent connectivity to entire Mumbai suburban areas and it is much closer to residential catchment areas also. The Bandra Kurla Complex is connected to the Bandra railway station on the western railway line and Kurla railway station on the central railway line, which reduces the train travel time by 25-30 minutes. Moreover, Mumbai domestic and international airports are located much closer to the Bandra Kurla Complex.
BKC provides corporates with the contiguous space that Nariman Point, with its multiple ownership pattern, could never offer them. Another reason companies have shifted from places in south Mumbai is safety, which is high on the priority list of MNCs and big Indian businesses.
With these major hotspots, increasing number of people are willing to buy house in Mumbai.

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Residential real estate in Bangalore caters to the needs of all the segments



Bangalore is touted as one of the fastest growing cities in India. The scorching industrialization has fuelled the growth of Residential projects in Bangalore. The city has earned the name of Silicon Valley because of the presence of number of IT/ITES. Bangalore also enjoys an amazing cosmopolitan culture with migrants hailing from different parts of the country. The city boasts of robust social infrastructure, burgeoning industrialization, great connectivity and constantly upgrading physical infrastructure. 

Residential real estate in Bangalore offers all types of housing in order to cater to the needs of each segment of the society.

Luxury Residential Projects
Bangalore is the third-largest hub for High Net worth Individuals (HNIs). It is estimated to be home to over 10,000 individual dollar millionaires. Bangalore has a large base of expatriates who live and work in the city. The residents are well exposed to international standards, highly educated and cultured and do have refined tastes.

There has been increased demand for luxury apartments in Bangalore, particularly in the Central Business District (CBD), Secondary Business District (SBD), Whitefield, North Bangalore and Outer Ring Road sub-markets. Bangalore is one of the most promising markets for villa projects in India. Villa and row house developments are most commonly seen in the North Bangalore, ORR, Sarjapur Road and Whitefield micro-markets. People buying luxury apartments in Bangalore pay much importance to amenities, product quality and unit sizes.

Mid-Income Housing
This segment is mainly driven by individuals working in the IT and ITES industry. The main driving factors for this segment are social infrastructure, proximity to workplaces, good physical infrastructure and access to medical and educational facilities.
Because of these reasons, micro-markets such as Whitefield, the ORR IT corridor, Electronic City and few areas in North Bangalore have witnessed a stable demand from the mid-income segment.
Affordable Housing
The demand from this segment comes from extremely price sensitive buyers. Affordable projects are developed in the suburbs as these areas offer large land parcels at lower acquisition costs. Areas such as Mysore road, Hosur road, Kanakapura road etc. have witnessed high demand for this segment.  It is seen that in most of the cases housing units are made affordable by reduced unit sizes, property in India, compromising on civic amenities and other USPs which were typically provided as differentiators to the competing projects in the micro-market/city.  

Affordable housing has been witnessing continuous demand on the outskirts of Bangalore, in all directions. Availability of large land parcels at lower price points has encouraged these developments. Also, the planned Metro Rail and Peripheral Ring Road have fuelled the demand on the outskirts of Bangalore.
Captured below are the factors that has largely influenced the capital appreciation and rental potential in Bangalore:
Growth in the IT Industry and a rapidly increasing number of High Net-Worth Individuals, and movement of expatriates.
The proposed infrastructure by the Government (Peripheral Ring Road, Metro Rail, Signal Free ORR, High Speed Rail Link, Mono Rail, Elevated Expressway).
The proposed SEZ and IT parks in North Bangalore. (ITIR in Devanhalli, Aerospace SEZ, Devanhalli Business Park, Airport city).
Bangalore appears to be a promising destination to invest catering the needs of all the segments of the society. The future also seems to be bright with burgeoning industrialization and other developments.