MagicBrickscom survey results on affordable homes

Released on: April 15, 2008, 5:04 am

Press Release Author: Shikha Rawat

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Two-bedrooms within Rs 5-10 lakh most in demand

Press Release Body: MagicBricks.com India's No.1 property site conducted an online
survey on the aspirations of India online & the great Indian dream of owning a home.

The survey has received over 1,000 responses from Indian netizens and shows that
nearly 60% of Internet surfers in India look for property-related information on
websites.

Commenting on the MagicBricks.com survey findings, Mr. R. Sundar, CEO, Times
Business Solutions remarked, "At a time when the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation has commissioned the Reserve Bank of India team to conduct its
own study on what constitutes affordable housing, these findings are extremely
significant - a 2-bedroom home within 5-10 lakhs is the aspiration of the average
Indian, who dreams of his own roof over his head."

The survey finds that more than 50% of Indians online are looking for a 2-bedroom
house to call their home, and find the Rs 5-10 lakh bracket affordable. Of this,
about 54 per cent users belonged to the megacities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The remaining 46 per cent came from smaller cities
and towns like Nasik, Ludhiana, Batala, etc. This search for their dream home leaves
Indian internet users with homes normally confined to the extreme suburbs or
peripheries of large and small cities.

The respondents came from all classes of cities and the search was largely for
personal immediate use. These survey results represent the dreams and aspirations of
a cross section of people including the service class, businessmen, lawyers,
professors, house wives and young professionals. Most have been looking for property
in the last six months or so and are trying to match what is available with what
they desire. Standalone houses are still the most dominant category of demand
followed closely by group housing.

The basic level of services the respondents aspired to included water and power
back-up, and scored significantly over premium lifestyle features, such as clubs &
swimming pools, that most big developers offer.

The survey has been conducted by MagicBricks.com Research and Analysis wing, which
constantly monitors the property and real-estate market in the country, providing
insights, impact assessment reports, official forms, legal & taxation expertise and
realty rates to MagicBricks.com users.

The MagicBricks.com Survey on Affordable Homes can be accessed Here.

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For more information please contact -

Ms. Renu Arya
Research Coordinator
Brix Research
MagicBricks.com
Email : Renu.Arya@timesgroup.com
Mobile: +91 93505 58886


Web Site: http://www.magicbricks.com

Contact Details: Times Business Solutions
B-1-C
Sector 10
Noida - 2013021

0120 3029215

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