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Goa Property Show attracts 3,000 home seekers 26 Mar 2008, 2204 hrs IST,INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK Home is where the heart is but ironically a home that suits the heart, mind and pocket is something that does not come easy. Therefore, when MagicBricks.com, India's No. 1 property site, conducted the Goa Property Show 'Delhi' 2008 it had a strong 3,000 home seekers thronging the two-day event. The event was inaugurated by famous socialite, Naina Balsaver. Delighted to be a part of the event, she said: "This was a wonderful experience, and it was refreshing to brush up on my Konkani and gather so much information on Goa, which I have been closely associated with. I am sure the MagicBricks.com Goa Property Show in Delhi will be a big help to home seekers, like me, looking for a place in Goa." Balraj Sharma, a visitor, impressed by the event, remarked, "It was a pleasure to visit the Goa Property show as this kind of a show for Goa has never happened in Delhi. I have wanted to buy property in Goa for some time and this has come as a blessing." Another home seeker Arjun Sabharwal said, "The best part of this show was that there was a complete array of offers to suit all budgets and to compare realty prices from all the leading developers". Participating developers were equally impressed by the turnout, as elucidated Avinash Borkar of Akar Creations, "The show was fantastic & proved to be very beneficial for us, as our expectations were met with huge conversions for my project expected very soon. The quality of the clientele that came was very focused & serious about buying property in Goa." Rishabh Jain added, "We are thankful to MagicBricks.com for creating a platform for developers of Goa to showcase their property across India. We had participated in their Mumbai show which was also a huge success for us & the Delhi fair was also extremely encouraging." After experiencing consistent growth in all the major cities of India, the development has moved onto the Tier-I and Tier-II cities. There is a huge demand for properties in Goa from big metros like Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore. From a Holidays home option, Goa has metamorphosed into a second home destination. Goa Property Show 'Delhi' 2008 offered residential properties including studio apartments, Goan villas and sea facing bungalows from over 32 projects brought by over 25 premium developers from Goa – all at a single venue. Some of the other reputed names participating in the Goa Property Show 'Delhi' 2008 included Acron, Linc Property Developers, Chowgule Real Estate & Construction, Integriti Real Estate Developers, Buildcon, Jai Bhuvan Builders, Riviera Constructions, Tarika Lifestyle, Bullion limited, Expanse India Buildcon, Geo Realtors, Gold Touch Developers & Promoters, Decolive Realty Developers, Le Gardenia, Property Management Group, and Heritage Real Estate Developers amongst others, who were able to transact over 800 on-the-spot registrations for their projects. * * * http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=031618 Times show on Goan properties opens amid concerns NT Staff Reporter Panaji, March 15 The widely promoted two-day Exclusive Goa Property Show organised by Times Business Solutions Ltd, an enterprise of The Times of India Group, opened in Tivoli Gardens, New Delhi, today amidst strong opposition against it coming from the state in the form of a mobile signature drive started by Mr Antony D'Silva of Assolna. The Show is offering residential properties including studio apartments, villas and sea facing bungalows from over 32 projects brought by over 25 developers, "all at a single venue" A large number of real estate projects from developers like Acron, Linc Property Developers, Chowgule Real Estate & Construction, Integriti Real Estate Developers, Nirvana, Nest Buildcon, Jai Bhuvan Builders and Rivera Construction are being showcased at the Show, as informed by the Times website news. In addition, Tarika Lifestyle, Bullion Limited, Expanse India Buildcon, Geo Realtors, Gold touch Developers & Promoters, Decolive Realty Developers, Le Gardenia, Akar Creations, Property Management group, and Heritage Real Estate Developers will also participate in the event. The Show is aimed at "providing a unique opportunity to Delhiites, besides others to buy residential properties in Goa." The website further states, "The property show will provide second home-seekers with the experience of a carnival of properties." "There is a huge demand for properties in Goa from big metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. From a holiday home option, Goa has metamorphosed into a second home destination. Home seeker are looking for villas, studios, row houses and apartments in Goa suiting their budgets, and keeping this in mind, Magicbricks.com has created this innovative platform," informed Mr Naveen Luthra, vice-president of MagicBricks.com, the advertisement property website of Times Business Solutions Ltd, on the website. The event, in all probability will witness transactions to the tune of several crores of rupees, and likely to add to the land value with average prices beginning at Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 per sq ft. The property being offered at the Show is situated at various places in North Goa including Siolim, Assagao, Mapusa, Guirim, Pilerne, Calangute, Porvorim, Panaji, Caranzalem, Dona Paula, Merces and Goa Velha, and at Nuvem, Fatorda, Borda, Margao, Utorda, Varca, Cavellosim, Colva, Betalbatim and Benaulim, in South Goa. Market analysts predict that the rates of commercial property in Goa could shoot up further in next few years, due to the increasing demand for the land and property in the state.
