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Realtors keep fingers crossed

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Hyderabad: Even as the recommendations of the Srikrishna Committee report-Hyderabad are still to sink into the politicians and the general public, the realty sector in Hyderabad is hoping that things would start looking up soon. The unrest in OU notwithstanding, realtors and builders said that the committee’s recommendations had sent out strong positive signals.

Several major players that had landed in the city over a year ago had kept their plans on hold with `T’ trouble erupting in December 2009. Now, with the committee’s report out, players said that things looked better for their business.

Realtors said that the recession and the `T’ unrest had “grounded” them, but noted that in the last two quarters things had started looking up with some genuine buyers finally landing at their doorsteps. In fact, it is learnt that real estate majors like Prestige, Lodha and DLF are now looking at giving shape to their planned projects. “It would be premature to assume that their plan is based on the committee’s report and has taken shape in the last 24 hours. But it is a fact, that developers (from outside AP) recognise Hyderabad’s potential and the report has sent out a positive signal,” said an industry source.

According to sources, the Prestige Group is currently busy with its Kismatpura venture and the Lodha group too is floating two new ventures. Likewise, DLF apparently is trying to sort out the legal issues to revive its residential project at Narsingi, which has been pending for some time. Similarly, My Home Group wants to take up the expansion project in Chandanagar project where it had purchased 25 acres of land sometime ago.

According to sources, some of the construction companies, which had collected nominal advance amounts from customers without actually getting the required permissions, are also going ahead with their project and getting ready to secure the permissions.

More News: timesofindia.


Real estate companies ride on sports facilities to sell housing

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

After selling residential complexes built around golf courses, Indian real estate companies are trying to attract customers by building sporting academies on their properties through tie-ups with international bodies and local sports icons.

Housing is being sold on the back of facilities for basketball, tennis, cricket and, even a car racing track of Formula One standards.

The Noida-based Amrapali group, which signed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador in 2009, is now offering customers cricket academies named after the Indian cricket captain. The academies are coming up at Amrapali’s new projects in Patna and Greater Noida.

“The current generation loves gaming activities in and around its habitat. The government cannot provide the infrastructure or maintain them, but private developers can do these things,” said Anil Kumar Sharma, chairman, Amrapali.

Akash Jain, director, international development-India at the US National Basketball Association (NBA), said NBA was talking to developers in India to set up training centres at their facilities.

The company promises world class sporting infrastructure including tennis, badminton and basketball courts, swimming pools and gymnasiums.

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