With world-class expressways coming up and big industries setting up base their in the area, Palwal is all set to witness a massive industrial and residential boom in the times ahead. Here's an overview to the growth patterns

The national capital region might have become the zone of high-power investments but the Tier-II towns have increasingly become the focus areas of the housing sector. Real estate experts point out that a slight decrease in the real estate market in NCR is also due to the fact that investments and development have been scattered beyond NCR. And, Tier-II towns have massively taken away the share of investment from the NCR - the latest being Palwal, in Haryana.

HUDA has also shown keen interest in developing small Haryana towns. Realising the potential of Palwal, it had recently awarded the construction work of the 135 kmlong KMP Expressway around Palwal to D S Constructions, the company which built the Dhaula Kuan-Gurgaon Expressway. This KMP Expressway will touch Manesar, before terminating at Kundli, NH-1 (G T Road). The expressway is slated for completion by 2009. Another Eastern Peripheral Expressway is underway, which will connect Palwal to Kalindi bypass.

Rohtas Goel, CMD-Omaxe, says: "Palwal has a great potential for real estate development. It enjoys its own natural advantages. It is a key Haryana town situated on the strategic Delhi-Agra Highway, which also has a heavy tourist flow. The town is surrounded by some of the most significant expressways like KMP and Eastern Peripheral. Once completed, the town will also enjoy proximity with the Greater Noida airport. The future of Palwal is bright in every respect. There are also a lot of potential buyers for the projects. Then there is that added advantage offered by Faridabad City."

An Industrial Model Town (IMP) is also being developed by the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) where industries have started coming up.

Says Sameer Gogia, a local property consultant: "Rapid industrialisation is taking place in Palwal. As a result, there has been a sharp demand for housing here. Local industrialists prefer to stay here. Within the next four years, the area will witness a massive industrial and residential boom. The nearly fivelakh strong town is bound to attract heavy population influx in the times to come."

And most importantly, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has cleared the proposal of a metro line to Ballabgarh and land has already been acquired by HUDA for the purpose.

The area will further be beautified with the private mode of development. A world-class integrated township on over 150 acres is currently under construction by real estate major Omaxe, on the Delhi-Agra National Highway-2. The township named 'Omaxe City' will be a complete township within itself, having provisions for hospitals, commercial centres, clubs, nursery-, primary-, middle-, senior-secondary schools and other basic facilities. The real articulation of development is in the construction of a five star hotel by the SRS group on NH-2, about 14 km from Palwal towards Faridabad. The hotel is said to be the first one in the country to have its own helipad.

Anil Jindal of SRS Group says: "A lot of domestic and foreign tourists travel on the Delhi-Agra Highway. But, there are no good hotels in between. There was a need to offer a luxury hotel for the tourists." According to Jindal, the nearly 15-acres-hotel site is being developed in three phases. In the first phase, 5 acres is being undertaken and would be completed by 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Local dealers say that with giants like Omaxe stepping into private housing, other developers are likely to follow suit. Already, Piyush and Era have come up in the area.

Courtesy: ET, dtd: 09^th Nov. 2007

The once sleepy town of Gurgaon in Haryana has witnessed a real estate boom since the late 90's following liberalization of the Indian economy. Gurgaon, like Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, attracts IT professionals in droves. Their salaries are comparable to the best in the world. The high disposable income in the hands of employees of the booming service sector in Gurgaon has led to tremendous spurt in demand for properties in Gurgaon both for commercial and residential use.

With a space crunch in national capital Delhi, MNCs plump for nearby Gurgaon and many have made it their corporate headquarters in the country, as it is just 10 km from the Indira Gandhi International airport.

Property in Gurgaon values have skyrocketed over the past decade due to this burgeoning demand. As a result, Gurgaon properties have drawn huge investments both from inland and overseas. The influx of funds has transformed this one-time village into a hi-tech city with multistoried malls and skyscrapers dotting the landscape.

The proposed expressway to Jaipur, metro rail connection to Delhi and the special economic zone to be developed by Reliance Industries has made Gurgaon apartments treasured possessions for builders and owners alike with the rush for bookings still on. All these have contributed to increased construction activity in Gurgaon properties.

Property in Gurgaon also attracts high rental values. Many residents of posh South Delhi areas buy apartments in Gurgaon while some have already shifted lock, stock and barrel there to escape Delhi's congestion and pollution. Those who sell apartments in Gurgaon these days get much higher returns than in the case of flats in other areas of the national capital region.

So, Gurgaon property owners are set to witness happy times. However, to keep the cash registers ringing, the city authorities will have to do their bit to check the rising crime graph and improve the power scenario.

The much awaited Gurgaon Master Plan 2021 is bringing high hopes for residents of the fast flourishing cyber city, Gurgaon. It paves the way for 14,930 hectares land for residential and 1,404 hectares of land for commercial development. This will undoubtedly be a step forward in the direction of real estate development in Gurgaon. Moreover, the new supply could be good news for the middle class as the prices of apartments are expected to slip down to 2,000 – 2,500 per sq ft. whereas they were earlier available for no less than Rs 2,700 per sq ft, says sources. Property rates in some newly developed sectors of Gurgaon will be at least 30-40% lower than in existing sectors.

So far, property developers were only concentrating their attention on high end housing. With availability of more land, they can focus on middle and lower segments as well. India’s shabby infrastructure is believed to be a major roadblock to woo potential foreign investors. Containing provisions for all, the New Gurgaon Master Plan will also help infrastructure to develop fast in most new sectors. It may take long time before the first project is on the track but demand is likely to shoot up. For that reason, it is difficult to estimate how prices will fall in sectors.

A number of locations have witnessed a correction in their secondary market prices in real estate Gurgaon.Property rates in Gurgaon-Sohna road have undergone a marked price correction of about 10% in the last six months. General buyers are eyeing the rates to come down further as the supply graph in Gurgaon real estate (residential & commercial) is going up in the newly demarcated sectors and as investors exit closer to the date of delivery of projects.

Property developers who have “land banks” are considered to emerge as major key players, and could be expected to launch projects within the next two to three months. The list includes the big names like DLF, Unitech, Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure, Vatika, Raheja, Vipul, and Emaar-MGF.

Adding to the Gurgaon real estate boom comes the new Gurgaon-Manesar Urban complex Plan 2021. It is known to be unique master plan for the region as it envisages keeping population density in the newly covered areas lower than in the old. The aim is to add to the green belt area, increase the residential units and commercial spaces in Gurgaon real estate, and bringing improvements in connectivity with neighboring Delhi.

Better known for its annual Suraj Kund Mela and perhaps the Badkhal Lake, Faridabad chose to step aside and allow neo-cities Noida and Gurgaon to hog the limelight in the last few years. Content with its status as an industrial and residential satellite town for those who could not afford Delhi land rates, Faridabad made no attempt to woo the IT and MNC s setting up base in its neighborhood.

Real estate in Faridabad has thrived in spite of this indifference. In fact, Faridabad is being touted as NCR’s hottest property as new areas of land and improved connectivity with other cities is being strengthened.

Enjoying the most advantageous location with Delhi, Faridabad is also very well connected to Gurgaon and Noida. A strong infrastructure package for the city includes the Taj Expressway, the proposed highway from Kalindi Kunj connecting all the new sectors in Faridabad to join Mathura Road, the Faridabad - Noida - Ghaziabad - Kundli Expressway, the KMP Expressway, and the Badarpur over bridge. And with the Metro link with Delhi in the pipeline, Faridabad is a sure bet., currently witnessing price escalation of land by as high as 100 per cent. In the last year, land prices in this satellite town have increased by more than 60 to 70%. In prime sectors like 15 and 16 land prices fetch Rs 20,000 to 22,000 per sq yard today.. In sectors 81 to 90, the prices have increased to Rs 9,000-Rs 10,000 per sq. yard.

Faridabad has a sizeable affluent and trendy population, notwithstanding the absence of the MNCs, which have been catalysts in the transformation of Gurgaon and Noida. The city is at par with other NCR cities with regard to quality of construction – BPTP Parklands, Omaxe and Era Infrastructure have ultra-modern residential projects coming up. Whilst Sectors 1-65 have been developed by HUDA, the new sectors from 66 to 91 are dominated by private builders.

Faridabad has traditionally been an industrial city, with 300 large and 10,000 small scale units and the Haryana Government’s new Industrial Model Township will integrate industrial, commercial and residential real estate.

Large commercial projects in the city include Eldeco’s and the city’s first theme mall “Station 1” in Sector12, based on a steam engine! Ansal and Crown Plaza are lavishly designed malls catering to children’s entertainment and hospitality. All signature brands and lifestyle products are on display. Mall Manhattan, a Parsvanth –Landmark Builders’ joint venture in Sector 20A is popular amongst shoppers.

So if you’re wondering where to put your money,real estate Faridabad has a   price advantage over other NCR cities, backed with growing infrastructure spell good returns in the near future.

Real estate NOIDA in the present times has emerged as one of the most enviable destination for property investors. Property in Noida qualifies for investing in a big way as also because of a pollution free and a highly supportive industrial environment with its unique infrastructure providing numerous and matchless facilities.

Commercial Property in Noida

Noida houses the head-office of the Software Technology Park (STP) while various automobile ancillary units with major car manufacturers have already started their operations. It is the operational hub for multinational firms outsourcing IT services.

NOIDA today exemplifies the concept of integrated township in its smooth and wide roads, uninterrupted power supply, clean and safe drinking water, and splendid residential complexes in a serene and peaceful environment.

Situated on Delhi's eastern periphery, Property in Ghaziabad is rapidly emerging as the residential nucleus for IT professionals working in NOIDA and Delhi property in India Ghaziabad is also gaining popularity owing to its proximity to the Commonwealth Games locations. Newsweek included Ghaziabad in its list of '10 Most Dynamic Cities' in the world and described it as ' India's hottest city' that "is emerging as the next popular address for Delhi-bound commuters". As affordable housing becomes the key to sales in a slowing market, key Delhi real estate developers have developed affordable residential properties in Ghaziabad along the NH-24, leading to Hapur, and along NH-58, leading to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

Ghaziabad's proximity to key business districts in Delhi makes it a good option for Delhi's residential real estate buyers. Large commercial developments in Noida and Greater Noida in the vicinity also adds to attraction for properties in Ghaziabad to Delhi Property buyers. Also on the cards is a 1500-acre township, a hi-tech city in Ghaziabad. The city has emerged as one of the best investment destinations for Delhi property buyers.Ghaziabad will also be connected by the proposed Metro line in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's Phase II link from Anand Vihar to Vaishali at Kaushambi. The project is scheduled to be completed by September 2010. There is also a proposal to develop 14 flyovers which will help in reducing the traffic congestion, leading to an increase in real estate value in Delhi's suburb - Ghaziabad .

The capital values in Indirapuram in Ghaziabad in October were between Rs. 3,000–3,500/sq ft (builder flats) and Rs 2800-3000/sq ft (Cooperative housing societies) for the month of October. (Source: MagicBricks.com). In spite of a slowdown in the Delhi NCR residential real estate market, Ghaziabad's property values have held or have risen marginally between August and October. Anil Kumar Singh, a broker operating in Ghaziabad says attributes the escalation in values to the increase in demand, good location and the fact that since almost everything is sold out so its re-sale transactions. Proximity to Delhi along with good connectivity and transport links is also considered a big advantage

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