There is huge growth in the residential properties in India. It is growing at the rate of 25% to 30%. The availability of easy finance schemes is one of the main reasons for this boom in the residential property. The multinationals that have entered the Indian market are very good pay masters and have contributed to a large extent to this boom. These companies are very good pay masters, the western culture has entered India with nuclear family system and the easy financial assistance available through banks, and all have contributed to the demand for residential properties.
Moreover there has been relaxation in the FDI rules by the government and many foreign companies have entered this market. Bangalore is seeing lots of foreign entrants in the real estate industry. The Royal Indian Raj International Corporation, which is a Vancouver-based Real estate company is going to invest in residential project named Royal Garden City in Bangalore that will be developed over a period of 10 years. Morgan Stanley Real Estate has also entered India market and is investing money through local real estate developers.
Development of infrastructure has also led to growth in the real estate industry. The road is being made and there are expressways connecting one city to another so commuting is not a problem. Even if the apartment complex where you are staying is far there is excellent connecting expressway so you don’t feel that you are staying very far away.
There is huge growth of population and of population is increasing it is natural that there will be more need of housing apartment. It has been surveyed that there is almost a need of almost 90 million flats, apartment or houses in India.
It has been Indian governments’ policy to provide house to the entire population. Though it has tried, but has not been very successful in providing this facility. So this boom should match the needs of lower sections of society to fulfill everyone’s dream of own house.

Kochi is the ‘happening place’ in Kerala, being the commercial capital and land prices have been increasing not in a steady upward curve but in leaps and bounds. The land value in various part of Kochi is directly linked with the plans for new projects-IT park, Container Terminal, and Airport etc. It is estimated that the future will witness huge investments on infrastructure development for highways, shopping malls and housing projects, which will sent the price of land spiraling.

Genesis: Kochi is a cosmopolitan city modeling itself on the lines of Bangalore and Mumbai. A few decades back, the commercial centre in Kochi or Ernakulam, as it was then called, was restricted to Broadway and M.G.Road. The city started spreading and far-flung areas like Kakkanad have now become part of Kochi city with residential apartments coming up all over the beautiful hillocks in this area. Business establishments have started relocating their showrooms and outlets on the sides of the Trivandrum bye pass road between Edapally and Vytilla. The construction of the Vypeen bridge has opened up new areas for residential and commercial construction as Kochi has become easily accessible from Kochi.

Why invest in real estate? People have now realized that investment in the stock market, with its ups and downs has its own related problems whereas bank deposits and mutual funds are restrictive in returns. Investing in real estate is a guarantee that the returns at the time of disposal will definitely be higher making it is a very safe mode of investment

The Flat culture.Flats have become popular due to the safety and security available for flat dwellers. There is an element of the historical ‘tharavadu’(the joint family system of yesteryears) in the concept of flats with the role of the ‘karnavar’ (seniormost male member who word is the law in the ‘tharavadu’) whose role has been taken over by the Building society in each flat complex. In addition to security, the tenant need not worry about payment of electricity, water or other maintenance bills which are taken care of by the society. All external maintenance is also done by the society. Many of the builders provide utilities like centralized gas, health club, waste chutes and driver’s rooms which are value additions. The paper work involved during the purchase is also minimal and the biggest boon is that one need not worry about the problems of construction-labour, purchase of material, permits and licenses etc.

Independent houses. Independent villas and houses are expensive but if one can afford it can make you feel like a king. There are many builders who carry out construction on contract basis and with totally transparent terms and conditions. This helps avoid the headaches one would have to face while building homes.

Residential areas. Panmpilly Nagar, Kakkanad, Gandhi Nagar, Giri Nagar, Kumaran Asan Nagar, are residential localities which have come up during the past few decades. Palarivattom, Kaloor,and Edapally, are the older residential areas. Kakkanad is fast becoming one of the most favored spots for villas and flats while in Kathrikadavu area, with its two new flyovers, land value has touched new highs. Of late, Nedumassary which is outside city limits is also being developed as a residential area by some developers. It is obvious that land value is going up day by day but good plots are fast becoming scarce. Rates have quadrupled in the space of five years, and in some cases even doubled in one year. The best time is to buy now as tomorrow would be too late.