Noida witnesses rapid growth

Noida real estate market is gearing up for the New Year and things seems to be looking up for the realty market in Noida and other cities part of the National Capital Region. Ease in the FDI reforms, implementation of the REITs and a number of infra developments in the country has really created a lot of opportunities of builders and home buyers alike. The realty market in the National Capital Region has gained necessary momentum in the recent past. Noida and Gurgaon are two regions that will see the most amount of stability this 2015. They are mature real estate markets and the things will definitely see an interesting turn of changes.

Santhosh Kumar of JLL India says to Money Control that, “Various recent announcements and the infrastructure uplifts of the city have made Noida's real estate market increasingly attractive. What favours investors entering Noida is the lower pricing factor, which now promises better appreciation and returns on investments. The realty market in Gurgaon has now crystallized into one most favourable for buyers in the premium segment. But the other side of the coin is that the high price points in Gurgaon suggest that properties there will no longer fetch high rates of appreciation. With the fast-paced development in infrastructure in Noida and its vicinity, real estate growth has really picked up over the past few years.”

Many new projects have been charted out in the National Capital Region which will help in the appreciation in the price of properties in Noida. The extension of the metro line from Dwarka-Noida to Pari Chowk if completed will have a huge impact in the realty market and improve the prospects of residential apartments in Noida. However this project will only have long term implications as the assignment will only wrap up by the year 2021. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation has secured approvals for a 29 km long metro link between Greater Noida and Noida. This project will be a game changer for properties in Noida. Although one must not expect overnight returns and be prepared to stall selling of property to the right time.

On the other hand apartments in Greater Noida, an extension to Noida has posed an opportunity to establish their own power plant which will add to the number of infrastructure projects in the region, thus improving the overall appeal of the city. In fact Greater Noida has attracted a lot of investment in the in the luxury housing sector. Top builders like Supertech Ltd, 3C Company, Prateek Group, Lotus

Greens and Wave Infratech have projects in the locality starting from INR 3000 to 4000 per sq. ft. With improving infra and improving connectivity in the region Noida and Greater Noida are emerging as joint players in the race for realty demand in Noida. Projects of economic importance like Export Promotion Zone and Taj Economic Zone is predicted to give these areas a complete realty makeover. Time will tell how the consumers respond to this.

Kelambakkam emerges as an affordable real estate hub in Chennai

Kelambakkam is an emerging micro market located on the Old Mahabalipuram Road.  It is surrounded by areas such as Padur, Kovalam, and Pudupakkam. This micro market lies in close proximity to areas such as Siruseri, Navalur and Uthandi. The Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road also passes through this locality making it easily accessible to localities on the Grand Southern Trunk Road like Vandalur, Guduvancheri, Tambaram and Perungalathur.

The area’s main draw lies in its location and the affordability of real estate available there. It is easily accessible through the OMR, GST and the East Coast Road. Since it is located on the Information Technology belt of OMR and is especially close to Siruseri which houses the SIPCOT Industrial Park, there is a lot of demand for properties here from those who are employed in this sector. There is also great demand for rental properties here because of the same reason. The rental rates here stand at INR 13 per square feet on average.

Flats for sale in Chennai located in this micro market fall squarely in the affordable category. The property rates for apartments locates in this micro market stood at INR 3700 per square feet on average in the first quarter of 2014. The prices had appreciated by about 11% when compared to the last quarter of 2013 when the prices stood at INR 3400 per square feet on average. In the second quarter of 2013 the asking price for apartments here stood at INR 3100 per square feet on average which was a drop of about 13% when compared to the previous quarter. The prices shot up by 71% in the third quarter of 2013 and stood at INR 5300 per square feet on average.

Chennai Real estate were priced at INR 4300 per square feet on average in the first quarter of 2014. This is a drop of a mere 3% when compared to the previous quarter when the asking price stood at INR 4500 per square feet on average. In the 2nd quarter of 2013 the asking price for villas in Kelambakkam stood at INR 7700 per square feet on average which was an increase of about 68% when compared to the previous quarter. The prices only dropped by about 1% in the next quarter and stood at INR 7600 per square feet on average.

The most sought after apartment configuration here are 2 BHKs. This is followed by 3 and 1 BHK flats for sale in Chennai located in this micro market. The most desired unit size for apartments here among buyers falls in the less than 500 square feet range. This is followed by the 501 and 750 square feet range and the 751 and 1000 square feet range. Buyers are willing to spend anywhere between INR 10 and 20 lakhs on apartments here. This is followed by the INR 20 to 30 lakhs range and the INR 30 to 40 lakhs range. The most ideal budget range for flats here falls below the INR 2000 per square feet range.