By -Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces India’s real estate market provides many opportunities for home buyers. However, it is not easy to navigate, especially for first-time buyers. With so many options and also varying offers from developers, it is often difficult to decide which property purchase ticks all the right boxes for an …
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Urbanization Vs. Nature – Is a Symbiosis Possible
by Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces Before urbanization took off earnestly in India, humans and nature coexisted admirably. Unfortunately, rampant real estate development has steadily reduced Indians’ access to nature. From the increasing demand for integrated townships with abundant greenery, we can see that urban dwellers today are looking to reconnect with nature. …
Breathing Uneasy – Housing Choices Amid Worsening AQI
By- Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces The problem of rapidly worsening air quality in India has a direct correlation to our housing choices. Increasing urbanization, industrial proliferation, and population growth are causing more and more homebuyers to prioritize the quality of their living environments. Urban Centers – The Worst Hit Indian city centres …
Pune’s Real Estate Boom – Is Now the Perfect Time to Invest?
By-Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces Pune, one of India’s most vibrant real estate markets, has experienced rapid changes over the past few years. Latest data from leading real estate consultancies show a scenario of strong housing price increases and ongoing changes in market dynamics, pointing towards further price hikes in the future. According …
Real Estate’s Hopes from The Upcoming Union Budget
By Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces The Indian real estate sector is a crucible of economic growth and employment. The sector stands at a crossroads as the government prepares to present its Union Budget. Though it has massive potential, the Indian housing industry still faces numerous hurdles. To generate more growth and address …
Greater Pune – A Urban Expansion Benchmark by PMRDA
By Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) oversees an extensive and strategically significant territory now collectively referred to as Greater Pune. It covers both urban and rural regions. The two key territories under Greater Pune are the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation …
The Future of Urban Living – The Sustainable Communities of Tomorrow
By – Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces I travel a lot to understand how different countries address their urban sprawl because we use such insights to design integrated townships here in India. In fact, one result of these travels was our partnering with a globally acclaimed architect who helped us recreate a global …
Commercial Integration – Reshaping India’s Residential Landscape
By – Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces One important feature changing how people live and work in India’s fast-urbanizing terrain is the incorporation of commercial areas into residential townships. While this concept – which combines residential areas with workplaces, shops, and recreational areas – is not new, its uptake has sped up recently, …
Analyzing Indian Real Estate During Election Years
By – Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces The political atmosphere in India has a big impact on the property market, just like it does in other countries – especially during general election seasons. Election cycles have had a discernible impact on the real estate market over the last twelve years. What should end …
How Housing Prices Are Set (No, It’s Not Arbitrary)
By – Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces The Indian housing market is in continuous boom mode, with more people that ever aspiring for homeownership and developers vying for their attention. However, one thing that still tends to haunt many buyers’ minds is the lack of clarity when it comes to the prices …