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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:27:41 Asia/Calcutta</pubDate>


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<title>Anantapur&#039;s Realty set to be positively impacted; Take Advantage</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=anantapur-realty-advantage</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Famous for the Lepakshi Knowledge Hub, the district of &lt;strong&gt;Anantapur will soon see the entry of additional industries. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	US consulate general, Hyderabad, Cornelis M. Keur promised all help for the establishment of industries in Anantapur district which has abundant human resources.</description>
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<title>Tuticorin: Attracting new companies; backing it up with infrastructure</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=tuticorin-infrastructure</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Companies set up their business in an area when they see that it holds potential. Tuticorin is one such district that is attracting new companies, and is also seeing infrastructural developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Among the new companies that are looking at setting up base in Tuticorin are Clenergen Corporation (CRGE) and Radisson Hotel GRT.</description>
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<title>Indian Realty: Transparent, Recovering and Attractive</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=indian-realty:-transparent-recovering-and-attractive</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	Real Estate is an investment &amp;#39;avenue&amp;#39; which brings attractive returns to the discerning investor. Its value multiplies over a period of time and this is one of the reasons why people look to it for investment.&lt;/p&gt;
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	It can be said that the greater the level of transparency in the sector the more it will be attractive to the investors.</description>
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<title>Real Estate strengthens muscle post-GIM</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=real-estate-gim</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	Karnataka&amp;#39;s astute passion for enterprise is portrayed in its fervor to better domestic growth, craft careers and create wealth through a balanced mix of resource-based and knowledgeable products and services. The state has earned the reputation of employing technology to trace a steady growth curve across various sectors like aerospace, agro-based industries, apparel, automotive, cement, contract research, information technology, oil &amp;amp; gas, pharmaceutical, precession engineering, steel and food processing.</description>
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<title>Raigad: The Future Commercial &amp; Industrial Hub</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=raigad-commercial-industrial</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	The transformation of an area begins to take place when favourable government policies are planned for it. The positive impact that such policies have on the area are for all to see; over a period of time. &lt;br /&gt;
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	Mumbai, the country&amp;#39;s commercial capital, has many business areas. Since prices of commercial space have risen in Mumbai and with limited land being available here, the Maharashtra government has decided to provide more commercial space by &lt;strong&gt;developing several areas in the neighbouring Raigad district.</description>
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<title>Approved: Mopa International Airport. Benefit: Your Real Estate</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=mopa-international-airport</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goa will now have the much needed second international airport. &lt;/strong&gt;The Government approved the setting up of the Greenfield airport in Mopa through private public participation. It has also decided not to change the present provisions prohibiting a second airport from coming up within 150 km of an existing one, thus allaying apprehensions among the locals about the possibility of the Dabolim airport being shut once the new one started operations.</description>
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<title>MIHAN makes infrastructural progress: Expa(ec)t Property appreciation</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=mihan-property-appreciation</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Infrastructural set up is crucial for attracting business to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The SEZ begins functioning when the companies in it start their operations; over a period of time it also attracts new companies. Nagpur&amp;#39;s ambitious MIHAN (Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur) Special Economic Zone has made significant infrastructural progress.</description>
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<title>Spurt seen in Pune&#039;s Realty Demand: Consider Genesis</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=pune-realty-demand-genesis</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Real Estate projects, in a region, are constructed when developers see a &lt;strong&gt;demand&lt;/strong&gt; for it. This demand arises due to factors such as the economy of the country, creation of jobs, easy availability of home loans, infrastructural developments taking place and so on.</description>
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<title>Rs 10,000 cr. Innovation Park + Roha&#039;s Real Estate = Gains for You</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=innovation-park,-rohas-real-estate</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;When big establishments set up business in an area, they seem to draw the attention of other small and big establishments and the very fact that they choose to set up their business in an area indicates that they have seen the future potential of that area.</description>
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<title>MMR gets special funding: Time to benefit from realty</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=mmr-funding-realty</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;New growth centers, while attracting people and industries, need the important element of &lt;strong&gt;funding &lt;/strong&gt;to progress continually. Funding decisions that are taken and implemented by the government then begin the process of the area&amp;#39;s transformation.</description>
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<title>Alcrest Meadows: Bringing Value via Strategic Location.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=alcrest-meadows-value-strategic-location</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	The phrase &amp;#39;location, location, location&amp;#39; has often been used in Real Estate. &amp;#39;Location&amp;#39;, in Real Estate, plays a major role in influencing a buyer&amp;#39;s decisions. It does so even more when that location is home to infrastructural developments.&lt;/p&gt;
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	Special Economic Zones are one of the infrastructural developments that make a location attractive to realty buyers.</description>
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<title>Hosur: Influencing your Realty decisions.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=hosur-influency-realty</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	The &lt;strong&gt;Real Estate &lt;/strong&gt;of a place is, to a certain extent,&lt;strong&gt; influenced by its surrounding areas.&lt;/strong&gt; And when developments take place in an area, it is not too long before the surrounding places begin to see a positive spill over. One such upcoming area is Hosur in Tamil Nadu.</description>
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<title>Big Investments, New Formats - Time ripe for Indian sports to XLR8.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=investments-new-formats-xlr8</link>
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	The Indian sport sector is going to see some fresh investments being made by the Government and by private companies. Such investments are necessary to target the young population of the country.&lt;/p&gt;
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	Among the private companies that are investing in sports is Reliance Industries. It has tied up with US-based sports marketing company IMG Worldwide to build a professional sports business in India.</description>
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<title>Fresh company investments: Enhancing the Orange city&#039;s potential.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=investments-orange-citys-potential</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Transformation of a place can be, partly, attributed to the companies that invest there. So, what effects do such investments have? To begin with, it creates employment opportunities leading to a steady demand for residential structures, developers simultaneously launch projects to meet this demand and thereby we see the local Real Estate benefiting.</description>
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<title>The Expressway and the Hotel - bringing appreciation, increasing value.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=expressway-hotel-appreciation</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;January-22-2010 marked the day when the much- awaited Hosur Road Elevated Expressway was inaugurated. This 10-km signal free expressway will significantly reduce the travel time from Bommanahalli to Electronic City to a mere 20 minutes in comparison to the current 1hour.</description>
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<title>Railway upgrades bring real(ty) benefits.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=railway-real(ty)-benefits</link>
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	To improve its efficiency, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is planning to undertake electrification and doubling of rail lines in certain patches.&lt;br /&gt;
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	The electrification works will start from Palghat to Mangalore and on the other side from Panvel to Roha. Currently, Konkan Railway spends Rs 130 crore on fuel costs.</description>
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<title>Pune - emerging on the Development and Investor fronts.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=pune-development-investor</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;What is it that makes a city attractive to invest or live in? It is the presence of industries, proper traveling infrastructure such as roads, additional developments being planned for it, favorable housing opportunities, and so on. In light of this, Pune is one such city that has seen rapid urbanization and large scale migration of people from different parts of India.</description>
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<title>Investment Bank&#039;s Development to trigger positive repercussions. </title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=investment-banks-development</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;New cities take shape when existing ones become congested to live in. Companies find it easier to set up business here since these new cities offer a favorable business environment. Navi Mumbai was created for this very purpose and various developments are putting this city on the world map.</description>
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<title>Karnataka&#039;s plans spell good news for Challakere.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=karnataka-good-news-challakere</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Favorable government decisions support the transformation of a region. The Government of Karnataka has set up the Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor for the purpose of attracting developments to various regions. These Corridors involve the setting up of large industrial nodes and industrial areas along the National Highways, State Highways as well as rail lines.</description>
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<title>Tuticorin&#039;s Port, Airport: heralding Realty appreciation.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=tuticorin-port-airport</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The Real Estate sector thrives on value generation. Individual&amp;#39;s foresee value in a property, purchase the same and over a period of time, begin to see how their purchase appreciates. There are several factors responsible for bringing this value in Real Estate.</description>
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<title>Development attracts major industrial investors.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=developments-industrial-investors</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Infrastructural developments in a region help to enhance its value and this attracts businesses and individuals to such regions. Over a period of time we see the positive effects of such developments &amp;ndash; one such positive effect is the increase in the value of the region&amp;rsquo;s Real Estate.</description>
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<title>The Sion-Panvel Expressway: Connecting developments to Real Estate.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=sion-panvel-expressway</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Road projects are crucial for changing the outlook of an area. They help in improving connectivity between places and lay the foundation for future developments.&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Maharashtra cabinet infrastructure sub committee, headed by chief minister Ashok Chavan, cleared the Rs 900-crore 12-laning of the Sion-Panvel Expressway from BARC junction at Sion, to Kalamboli Junction at Panvel.</description>
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<title>Additional investments in a Special Economic Zone to bring value to Tuticorin&#039;s Real Estate. Benefits await realty investors.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=tuticorin-real-estate</link>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As companies look to invest in their projects in key cities, areas where such projects are located begin to show an increase in value. In order to gain from such a value-generation, many more industries begin to set their sights on the area.</description>
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<title>Improved connectivity and tourism opportunities - important ingredients for Real Estate appreciation.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=connectivity-tourism-opportunities</link>
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	Connectivity plays an influential role in bringing future developments to a region. The moment a transport infrastructure is set in place it attracts the interests of businesses and people alike.&lt;/p&gt;
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	The National Highway 17, also known as the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra, is due to undergo widening to four lanes.</description>
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<title>Connectivity to Navi Mumbai set to improve with proposed Metro rail by the MMRDA. Positive impact expected in Real Estate.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=connectivity-to-navi-mumbai</link>
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	Transportation projects are vital since they improve connectivity and lay the path to bring developments to an area. The positive impact by such projects is seen in the real estate sector as it leads to property-appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;
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	In light of this, a positive move has been made by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in the form of a proposed Metro rail.</description>
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<title>Steady revival in BKC&#039;s Commercial Realty, arrival of the country&#039;s first green hospital add value to Kurla&#039;s real estate.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=revival-in-bkcs-commercial</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;
	A region&amp;#39;s commercial real estate is an important indicator of business activity. The real estate recovery taking place in the country is also being felt in BKC&amp;#39;s commercial real estate space. Recently an unlisted pharmaceutical company bought 15,000 sq feet of space at Rs 31,000/- per sq feet in the 16-storeyed Crescenzo, a standalone corporate building at BKC (Bandra-Kurla Complex).</description>
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<title>Navi Mumbai international airport inches closer to being set up. Region&#039;s real estate to have positive repercussions.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=navi-mumbai-international-airport</link>
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	Airports are important magnets of growth. The area in which it is set up begins to attract additional infrastructural developments, businesses, residential structures. Collectively, this makes the area a much sought after destination for real estate developers.&lt;br /&gt;
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	The current international airport at Mumbai will soon reach saturation point.</description>
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<title>Roads - the precursor of progress.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=roads-precursor</link>
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	Roads contribute significantly to a country&amp;#39;s progress. The success of a road can be measured by the changes it brings to an area. These changes can be seen in the form of: improved connectivity, companies setting up operations which create employment, improvements in the people&amp;#39;s lifestyle, etc.</description>
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<title>Proposed six-laning of NH4 between Tumkur and Chitradurga to bring improved connectivity. Benefit awaits Real Estate.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=proposed-six-laning-tumkur-chitradurga</link>
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	Government&amp;rsquo;s efforts to improve infrastructure do bring in the desired results once such projects make progress.&lt;/p&gt;
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	The government approved eight highway projects envisaging an expenditure of Rs 10,883.89 crore. The projects, approved during the meeting of the Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC), are located in Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Haryana.</description>
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<title>India - the fourth most attractive real estate investment destination for HNIs after the US, China, the UK.</title>
<link>http://www.expat-group.com/media/archives/market-insight.php?article=india-fourth-most-attractive-real-estate-investment-destination</link>
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	High net worth individuals have always been attracted to real estate as this sector brings in steady returns on investment. Real estate, however, was a victim of the economic downturn what with demand slowing down. To arrest the downturn, various world governments announced stimulus measures to enable consumers to make more purchases.</description>
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