Thursday 14 June 2018

Gurgaon - A Glimpse into the Great Future


Gurgaon is a fast-growing city which is just the southwest of New Delhi located in Haryana. It has become a leading industrial hub with rapid urbanization. The progress in its every sector has triggered new opportunities which complement the surge of advancement in real estate. Skyscrapers reign the skyline, high end shopping complexes for new generation, restaurants of all types and a rapid new metro system fascinates the investors to its further developments in upcoming affordable housing projects.
 With its shiny buildings and rising economy, Gurgaon is often portrayed as a symbol of a rising "new" India. Now, it boasts over a million inhabitants, office complexes housing companies from Accenture to Xerox. The futuristic city has local offices for more than 250 Fortune 500 companies but historically called “GURUGRAM” whose economic growth began when the leading Indian automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited established a manufacturing plant in 1970s. That’s how the city developed its dominance as a corporate hub for various companies.
 With no doubt, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International which is just across the border of Gurgaon, adds to its popularity. The yellow Line of the Delhi Metro serves to the northeastern part of Gurgaon which runs from NH-8’s IFFCO Chowk to Connaught Place.  Gurgaon also has a small railway station on the Delhi-Jaipur line, but it only receives almost five trains a day.
 It is an ideal place to spend the weekend with family and friends for numerous leisure activities like Go Karting, Bowling, Pool etc. along with a classy bar, a casual café, etc. It is abounded with malls such as MGF Mega City, DLF Grand Mall, Ambience Mall and frequently many special events and promotions take place.

 Due to sustained occupier’s interest, there has been a robust demand in office market and also witnessing the growth in residential segments. It provides affordable homes in Gurgaon with improved infrastructure and expansion of civic amenities around NH8, Golf Course Road and Dwarka Expressway. It leads to get significant investments which have an impetus to its growth. The emerging areas of Gurgaon offer many excellent opportunities for residential flats along with commercial buildings.
 Today, Gurgaon has expanded more than 70 percent during the past decade to more than 1.5 million people as it is one of the India’s fastest growing districts. The connectivity is great especially in Golf course road and National Highway-8 location.
 The rapid infrastructure development has given a doorway in the market for expansion in affordable housing projects in Gurgaon and intrigues new investors to make establishments. The long-term demand for affordable homes in Gurgoan along with burgeoning office market continues to be strong in near future. Most of the demand and supply for residential property has been shrunk in the mid-end to high-end segments. It is indicative of a revival in the affordable homes in Gurgaon.
 The economic growth is often the product of a private sector improvising to meet the modern adequacies of the city. At times of electricity blackouts, Gurgaon's companies and real estate developers operate massive diesel generators which are capable of powering small towns. Companies employ hundreds of private buses and taxis for easy conveyance to their employees. Gurgaon is a patchwork of private islands more than an interconnected city.
 With rising global influence, people expect to dwell in such an ever-growing landscape with all amenities. Real estate values have risen sharply in the city that the demand for affordable homes in Gurgaon steadily increased, followed by demand for commercial space as multinational corporations began arriving to take advantage of India's emerging outsourcing industry. Outsourcing requires massive workspace for thousands of white-collar employees.
 Companies still tend to move towards Gurgaon because the city's commercial space is more modern, more abundant and far cheaper than that in New Delhi, while Gurgaon is also a center of attraction for India's best-educated, English-speaking young professionals, the essential raw material in the outsourcing business. And there is the advantage of a concentration of expertise: in the past decade, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Motorola, Ericsson, Nestle India and other foreign and Indian companies have opened offices in Gurgaon.
 Other cities want to match with Gurgaon's growth and dynamism. Gurgaon is already building an industrial district and planning to create more commercial space for the influx of more new companies and builders. It has become a pacesetter for present generation to shape up their future.
 Signature Global Group is a real estate and infrastructure development company fusing accessibility, technology, design and energy conservation to deliver innovative real estate projects developed around nation’s most desirable locations. The philosophy of Signature Global Group is simple – bringing together the best to stand for the highest standards in real estate quality both in terms of planning and executing ambitious projects.

Wednesday 14 February 2018

GOVERNMENT’S GENUINE CONSIDERATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BUDGET 2018

Getting your own space, which you can proudly call your home, is not a far-fetched dream anymore.
A home is not a luxury, but a right for everyone regardless of their social status.
With government’s Annual Budget 2018, the affordable housing will soon be a possibility for everyone.
In the budget, central government has granted infrastructure status to affordable housing which will
enable these projects to avail the associated benefits such as lower borrowing housing rates, tax
concession and increased flow of foreign and private capital.
Consequently, making home loans cheaper and available at much lower rate than before.
Some reforms have been introduced which might result in spurring the housing and construction
activities, providing huge relief to real estate developers. Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act,
2016 (RERA), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), higher tax breaks on home loans, the Goods and
Services Tax (GST), land-related reforms, optimizing development control rules, rationalizing of the
stamp duty and registration charges, digitalization etc.
These reforms are also expected to attract private and foreign investments in the housing sector, having
a positive multiplier effect on GDP and labor market.
In order to achieve Housing for All, based on assessment at the state level, the nation has the mammoth
task of creating about 12 million houses under the affordable segment of real estate.
Signature Global upholds the vision of “Housing for All’’ of the Annual Budget 2018 and plans to provide
shelters for the masses, transforming this dream into reality.

Sunday 14 January 2018

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN MARKET GETTING MUCH-NEEDED RECOGNITION

New Commercial Projects in Ghaziabad | Shopping malls in Vaishali

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN MARKET GETTING MUCH-NEEDED RECOGNITION


When the market is healthy enough, the real estate segment contributes a considerable fraction to
the nation’s GDP. The real estate undeniably has economic and productive effects. Due to the
expanding population, there is a housing shortage close to 1.9 crore units in India. There has been a
slower pace in the growth of property as a result of disorganized norms and procedures. The
economically weaker sections and lower income groups have suffered from the housing shortage
due to the high priced housing projects.
The lack of housing for the neglected section of population brought the plan for ‘Affordable Housing’
into the picture. ‘PradhanMantri Awas Yojna’, a policy with a motive to provide affordable housing to
the urban poor and lower income groups got introduced in June 2015 by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. The target of this policy is to provide housing to all by the end of 2022. The plan to
execute affordable housing projects all over the nation is being supported by the concerned
segments. Various developers, financial institutions, and micro-lenders have proposed new policies
to execute this plan within the framed deadline. Also, affordable housing has become a new interest
for the developers as they know it's attracting more homebuyers. Due to the governmental
initiatives, the concept of affordable housing has become an admirable concept. The concept is still
growing; the goal to provide homes to all still prevails. The push from the government is encouraging
the private sector participation in this concept.
Recently, the reports by the credit information company confirmed that there is a vigorous growth in
the compound annual growth rate for affordable housing home loans in the last five years. The
favourable outcome is that the buyers going through disorderly home loan procedures will now have
the liberty to attain accomplishment. Also, due to the advent of new policy enactments, there are a
number of hopes in a straight row aligned for the investors.
“As our projects are already inclined towards the affordable aspect, we have launched 9600
segments in Gurugram in the past two years and have planned to come up with 1,00,000 more units
in favour of affordable housing policies. It would be an ease-up for the first time home buyers as they
would be getting ample opportunities to select the desired space for living. We wish to contribute
more to the enactment of this policy so that the motive of providing own houses to all gets
accomplished. With quick execution and policy change, the sector will give rise to new parameters
and housing styles. This will also lead the financial institutions to work on lower thresholds which will
make new inroads for the home-buyers. The increase in demand for affordable projects is seen on
the real estate portals clearly by the experts. It’s a positive sign for us as we have been focusing on
a similar concept since the beginning” says Pradeep Aggarwal, Chairman, National Council on
Affordable Housing, ASSOCHAM who is also the Co-founder & Chairman of Signature Global.

Friday 5 January 2018

GST AND RERA HAVE BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR REAL ESTATE

The real estate sector with the roll-out of game-changing policies such as GST and RERA has emerged  out as a  strong  market. Demonetization’s impact started to taper off slightly, while real estate investment trusts (REITs) did not take off this year as expected. Affordable housing came out of the shadows and affordably-priced units have been selling like hot cakes in most cities. India’s Tier 1 cities are expected to move up from their current 36th rank in JLL’s 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) on the back of continued improvements in structural reforms, implementation of RERA and GST aimed at making India a modern economy. The GST regime has shown up as a transforming tool for the real estate market.  The real estate sector has experienced a tough time in the past years consistently.  The GST has eliminated the complicated multiple taxation system and has brought simplified taxation process into the picture. Both the buyers and the interested buyers are taking this enactment as a good news.  Sources have suggested that  National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) believes that the 12% GST on the projects undergoing construction will boost the sector.
“The GST is definitely one of the biggest reforms which have made the taxation process simpler and transparent for all. There would be one simplified tax instead of the number of taxations. The tax on tax element has been removed from the picture which is the  biggest ease up for all of us. The icing on the cake is that the GST council is keeping the affordable housing plan in mind so that there are no complications seen while executing the low-cost housing projects.  There are developers and other private body members who have time and again requested the council to reduce land prices and work upon making the residential property easily accessible for the lower margin groups. The lack of transparency in the prior taxation system was amid things that kept the interested buyers in a dubious state.  After the enactment of both GST and RERA, the buyers won’t have to ponder much while going for the desired investment  of land or property. The RERA is bringing in the transparency in the real estate sector which was much needed. Being a developer, it’s important for us to have credibility and accountability amid the investors and such law enactments help us do exactly the same” says Pradeep Aggarwal, Chairman, Signature Global.
Its clear that the GST council has kept the affordable housing policing in mind so the new taxation regime would be beneficial to all. The prior multiple taxation process was complicated for both the buyers and us. Moreover, the lack of transparency related to the tax charges used to keep most of the investors unresolved. Now, after the enactment of GST, the investors and buyers don’t have to knit their brows while purchasing any land or property. It’s indeed a positive change as both the newly introduced enactments; RERA & GST are working in the same direction by assuring transparency and credibility in the real estate sector.

Wednesday 27 December 2017

BETTER CONNECTIVITY TO BOOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN GURGAON



Driving along Gurgaon, the construction activities can be seen in full swing. While there are thousands of units allotted, many are still under construction. The acceptability and demand for affordable housing units is getting in place as the outskirts of this city are getting well connected. Gurgaon, being the corporate hub of Delhi NCR region, has huge population which is still increasing day by day. It is due to the presence of various multinational companies (MNCs) that more and more people are getting drawn towards the city. The city has been in news for its weaker transport system with perpetual traffic. The ample amount of residential and commercial projects in Gurugram are simply because of the rapid employmenet growth and evolving transition of its development. The rapid metro is, however, playing a crucial role for the people living and working between Cyber City and Golf Course Road. The proposal for the Phase 2 Rapid metro project had been flagged off 6 months ago and there is a good news for the people residing in Gurugram as the proposal is now being prepared for the Phase 3 which would provide connectivity from the Sikandarpur metro station to the Gurugram railway station.
“Metro connectivity can augment the sales of housing projects and as the Rapid Metro currently operates in areas located between Shankar Chowk and Golf Course Extension Road, passing through Cyber City and Golf Course Road, it has already been providing an ease to the commuters of Gurugram. We have most our projects based at Gurugram so, this news has come up as a good news for us and all the other developers who have been contributing to the real estate sector of Gurugram. The metro connectivity would definitely make the real estate investment in the city excellent. It’s now high old time for the prospected buyers and all those who are planning to buy an affordable house as they would also be getting an enhanced connectivity due to the upcoming Rapid metro projects” says Pradeep Aggarwal, Chairman, National Council on Affordable Housing, ASSOCHAM who is also the Co-founder & Chairman of Signature Global.

Thursday 14 December 2017

PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TAPPING LOW-COST HOUSING

India is widely piped to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, as the  government is giving a strong push to the affordable housing segment it seems clear that the segment would remain as the focal point for the emerging real estate industry. Recently, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India or CREDAI – had announced the launch of 375 affordable housing projects across the country with an investment commitment of Rs 70,000 crore. Also, as the affordable housing segment is getting infrastructure status, developers are working overtime to tweak existing projects and convert them into affordable housing projects. The rolling out of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime from July 2017, a major differentiator between markets has been done away with. An integrated national market will help the real estate sector by way of a common indirect tax structure.
Also, there is a clear-cut statement by the experts that this segment is going to be the most established wing in the coming years. The states like Haryana that have appeared as more influential when it comes to affordable housing projects. With small-scale down payment it has become possible to book a home for the buyers. Also, the advent of RERA  is regaining  trust of investors for the developers and overall real estate sector. According to RERA, the  developers can now sell homes only on carpet area basis, unlike earlier times  when homes were  sold on super area basis, with loading varying from 25-40 per cent.  The newly enacted laws are going to benefit both the retail project s in Gurugram including the affordable housing ones.
“People  can enjoy the leverage of choosing a desired home as there are plenty of options available in the sector.  Going for a low-cost property is still a better option as compared to the rental living. For these reasons, communities should work to ensure that they go for the right property so that they are able to suffice their other financial needs as well” says Pradeep Aggarwal, Co-founder & Chairman, Signature Global.

Wednesday 6 December 2017

GOVERNMENT BRINGS OUT GOOD NEWS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

According to the latest reports, the government has approved construction of 112,083 more affordable homes under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), with an investment of Rs 8,105 crore. The central assistance for the same will be Rs 1,681 crore. The total homes sanctioned under PMAY(Urban) has now gone up to 3,052,828. The approval was given in the 28th meeting of the central sanctioning and monitoring committee in its meeting held here on Wednesday. Haryana got 24,221 houses sanctioned in 28 cities and towns, with an investment of Rs 1,721 crore, followed by Maharashtra with 11,523 homes with an investment of Rs 860 crore, Kerala with 9,836 homes with an investment of Rs 295 crore and Mizoram with 3,270 houses with an investment of Rs 65 crore. Sources suggest that a total of 44,692 new homes have been approved to be built under the beneficiary led construction (BLC) component of PMAY (Urban), while enhancement of 1,857 homes in Haryana were sanctioned under BLC.
“It would be an ease-up for the first time home buyers as they would be getting ample opportunities to select the desired space for living. The rising demands on affordable housing in INDIA and the increasing interest of developers to invest in affordable housing projects mandate a clearer understanding and appreciation of the lifestyles and cultural values of the local society. We wish to contribute more to the enactment of this policy so that the motive of providing own houses to all gets accomplished” says Pradeep Aggarwal, Co-founder & Chairman of Signature Global who is also the Chairman, National Council on Affordable Housing, ASSOCHAM