Track2Realty: Mumbai-based Omkar Realtors & Developers has partnered with ESPA International to create the first global onsite spa at its upcoming ultra-luxury residential project at Worli, Mumbai.
Manasum Senior Living, in collaboration with Prescon Homes Pvt Ltd, a boutique real estate development company known for its design centricity, trust and reliability for over three decades, announces the launch of IKIGAI Goa, a Senior living project nestled just a 10-minute drive from Goa’s capital Panjim. Set amidst the serene beauty of North Goa, IKIGAI Goa offers 240 fully serviced luxury residences of 1 and 2 bedroom configuration, with possession promises to be shortly, in 90 – 120 days.
While crossing through the MG Road of Bengaluru, I accidentally came across a project by Bhadra Landmark called Bhadra Legacy. MG Road, as we all know, is the Pin Code Number 1 of the city. It is the heart of the city and the first choice of the business travellers, celebrities of the city, NRIs & HNIs and the skylines of the place is dotted with the top-end hotels. The strategic importance of the place can’t be debated.
The project named Atelier Greens, focuses on offering lifestyle beyond the carpet area, drawing inspiration from making spaces where art of living grows naturally.
Salarpuria Sattva Group has launched its new project, Water’s Edge in Goa. Located at Sancoale Goa, the apartments are situated at one of the best locations – just a 5 minutes’ drive from the Dabolim International Airport.
The satellite towns and periphery locations of major cities across the country have been stigmatised as the last refuge of the struggling homebuyers. The collective consciousness looks at these locations meant for buyers who have no choice but to compromise with their wants and needs.
There is also a third set of buyers who buy properties in the second home locations as their first home. They are the buyers who look for locations that would be first home location in the next few years. Of course, the budget constraints force them to look for low-cost housing. Analysts believe this third set of buyers can not be classified as the second home buyers.
Does it any way suggest that Kolkata has come up to luxury landscape and ultra luxury property pyramid due to lower ticket size. Conservative industry estimate, on the contrary, suggests that the city has been witness to 20% rise in sale of luxury properties amidst the overall slowdown.
As home buyers rise up the economic ladder and get more exposed to the lifestyles of the rich in other countries, they demand similar services here in India as well. This phenomenon then becomes a ‘brand driver’ for developers who possess the skills and resources to cater to this segment.
An outside view on the Indian real estate market may get confused with the fact that mismatch in delivery and performance is lesser in luxury projects than even affordable housing. Isn’t it a fact that buyers in low income housing are more price conscious and more concerned to check & cross check than those nouveau riche who have enough money to splurge?