OMR continues to be a leading real estate destination for property investments in south Chennai with new launches registering almost every day. The following post takes a quick look at south Chennai’s property market.
Property market scenario in South Chennai
With the recent announcement of the Budget, the real estate sector has been given many reasons to smile about. The real estate market has been experiencing many challenging times over the past few years, especially last year with the rate of sales of properties going down considerably.
Chennai is known to be a price sensitive city when it comes to properties and after the budget, the market is estimated to be driven by the consumers directly and a growth in the sale of the residential properties may witness a stark increase. Localities such as ECR and OMR have new residential addresses with many new properties being developed by the builders. The idea of affordable housing has typically taken over the real estate market in Chennai with more and more people showing willingness to buy properties and lands in the suburbs as well as the main city.
South Chennai: Most Sought After Realty Destination
Reports prepared by the real estate consultants reveal that Chennai is increasingly becoming one of the most preferred destinations for people interested in investing in properties, both residential as well as commercial. Chennai, as a city, has always been preferred by most of the people for investing in residential properties and the rate of appreciation is estimated to increase by manifolds in the coming years as well.
According to reports prepared by Knight Frank India, residential properties in south and west Chennai is expected to witness maximum growth in the coming years owing to factors such as increase in employment and number of migrants, impeccable connectivity with the rest of the city and the important locations, development of infrastructure according to the plans, increasing proximity to the various commercial properties that houses the corporate offices and other commercial spaces such as shopping malls, movie theatres, etc. The biggest draw is touted to be the availability of land for building big residential projects at a much more affordable rate.
Shifting focus to South Chennai
While buying or investing in properties, budget and affordability is a big concern. But when it comes to investing in properties in Chennai, the concern may be overlooked to a great extent. In South Chennai, there are localities that may perfectly fit the buyer’s personality and lifestyle type. The increase in the employment market and growth of commercial spaces accommodating offices and others gives an opportunity to the builders to look for areas where the buyers’ focus is shifting. South Chennai has the advantage of providing land and water facilities. Localities such as ECR, Velachery, OMR and Tambaram are known to be registering fast growth in terms of real estate and are attracting many new buyers, including NRIs. The properties in these areas are less costly and stand good for long term investment plans.
New Residential Launches in South Chennai
Olympia Opaline Sequel, at Old Mahabalipuram Road is a promising residential project to look forward. Spread across an area of about 75 acres. This property houses luxury residential apartments that are known for their superior standards of construction and the amenities. The entire property has been beautifully landscaped and has backwaters to add to the value of the beauty of the property. One of the key highlights of Olympia Opaline Sequel is the presence of about 85 percent open space along with having one of the largest clubhouses that are present in any of the residential properties in Chennai.
The project has three towers, 250 units and 17 floors in each block. The towers are named Moonline, Topaz and Ruby. The sports enthusiasts can enjoy swimming and gymming in the society. There is also provision for rain water harvesting and residential space allotted for the society staff members, huge car parking area and the property is constructed according to the rules of Vastu Shastra.
Chennai is one of the cities in India that promises a comfortable yet luxurious living at an affordable rate. When localities such as Tamabaram, ECR or OMR has new residential addresses to offer, the rate of sale and investment in the real estate is bound to increase and show a positive growth in the overall realty market industry of the country.