Good news for our city! The FAIRPRO has attracted participation by 25 member developers of Credai and on show would be about 50+ properties with prices ranging from ₹20 lakh to ₹3 crore. Banks and HFCs also would have stalls offering various finance options.
Another reason that last year was not that good was that the developers had to contend with frequent increase in input costs like rise in cement prices which upset their project cost calculations and hike in labour costs, making it difficult for them to cut prices.
Here is some update on the tax part;the issue of service tax levy on new property purchases which pushed up the overall cost of acquisition, and wiith the Government not inclined to relax the levy, the buyers will be left with no choice
Hey, it is estimated that NRI buyers accounted for about 20 per cent of the property purchases in Coimbatore. Apart from the districts in Tamil Nadu bordering Coimbatore, people from Palakkad district in neighbouring Kerala also evinced interest in investing in real estate in the city.
I have a direct quote that might help you understand the growth better. The president of CREDAI said, “Normally, the annual edition of FAIRPRO is organised during August by CREDAI, Coimbatore. But this year, it decided to hold an additional edition of the property fair at the beginning of the year in January with a view to cater to the requirements of the NRIs coming home for vacation.
Did you know that CREDAI, in an effort to woo NRIs, who account for about 20 per cent of investment in real estate in Coimbatore, organised its property show-styled FAIRPRO in the city on January 3 and 4, 2015, making it the first time it has organised two FAIRPROs in a year.
Hello, as far as i know, the new project launched during 2014 were fewer in Coimbatore compared to the previous year. I think that some of the launches could have been delayed as the promoters would have awaited all statutory approvals before launching them.
I heard the same things, and also that a positive mood has prevalent among real estate buyers in Coimbatore, particularly after Diwali and the sentiment is better compared to last year, according to Rajesh B Lund, President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai), Coimbatore. All is good for our City!