Housing.com expands into Tier-II cities, opens office in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, 30thSeptember 2021: India’s leading online real estate company Housing.com has announced the launch of its operations in Chandigarh, the tri-city area, which also covers Panchkula and Mohali. The move by the REA India owned online portal comes at a time when housing affordability has improved tremendously and digital media have made property investment completely hassle-free. 

The new office of Housing.com will help the company cover a market where there has been a great spike in real estate activity for both builder partners and broker partners because of the increase in demand. 

The decision by Housing.com to expand to tier-II cities is on the back of fast growing internet penetration. The number of active Internet users in India is expected to increase by 45% in the next five years, and touch 900 million by 2025 from around 622 million in 2020, according to the IAMAI-Kantar ICUBE 2020 report.  And most of these new internet users will come from Tier-II and Tier-III cities. 

REA India-owned Housing.com comprises a trained team of sales personnel, marketing and technology experts, data collectors, analysts and auditors, along with a strong research and analytics team. 

Commenting on the launch, Amit Masaldan, Business Head, Housing.com, said: “Tier-II and Tier-III cities have now become one of our key areas of interest since the pandemic has helped drive housing demand in these cities. In the times to come, these growth centres will become more and more crucial for the success of our business. With our new office in the Tri-City area, we expect to cater to the increasing demand for new residences here.”

CITY ORTHODONTIST DR SARABJEET SINGH ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIAN ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY

CHANDIGARH -Dr Sarabjeet Singh has been elected as the Vice President of Prestigious Indian orthodontic Society for the year 2021-22 at 55th Indian orthodontic conference held at Amritsar on 24th to 26th september,2021. Other dignities who graced the occasion were President of Indian Orthodontic Society ,Dr Srikrishna Chalsani,  Honourable Secretary of IOS, Dr Sridevi P, Past President Dr Silju Matthews ,President Elect Dr B S Thakkar and Dr SukhdeepKahlon.
He is an astute dentists of North India and have won the prestigious national dental excellence award for the year 2014,2015 ,2016 and 2018 for demonstrating unparalleled dedication, innovation, creativity and excellence in the field of dentistry.He is a beacon of Indian orthodontics over three decades and is also convenor of Orthodontic study group of Chandigarh.He has a brilliant academic record from KGMC Lucknow and PGI Chandigarh , has a vast multidimensional experience and is a profile speaker at both national and international  level .He has been Dean, Professor and HOD at Bhojia Dental College,Baddi.
Facial appearance plays an cardinal role towards the development of self confidence in an individual.Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, feel, and be conscious.Facial appearance plays an cardinal role towards the development of self confidence in an individual.Orthodontic treatment ensures proper function of teeth and create healthy smiles as misaligned teeth are harder to clean and can cause abnormal wear of enamel. There has been a manifold increase in the number of orthodontic patients and  treatments available over the last few decades starting from removable appliances to metal braces to more recent self ligation ceramic braces(Speedo-orthodontics). So come ,let's spread this chain of awareness among our people as we are ONE PROFESSION,ONE SOCIETY,ONE US and we Orthodontists are there for the public.
It is a common practice for each one of us, nowadays, to spend a considerable amount of time on social media. While doing so, it is quite possible you might have come across a lot of advertisements on your social media feed. Some of these may be from companies promising that they can deliver straighter teeth with removable trays, without you ever needing to see a trained orthodontist, at fraction of a cost that you would pay to an orthodontist. While it is natural to get tempted by these offers, it is important to understand the potential risks and disadvantages..These appliances have shown to cause permanent damages to teeth and tissues, hence should be avoided. So take home message is “ALWAYS TAKE AN OPINION OF AN ORTHODONTIST”.
DR SARABJEET SINGH
The Perfect Smile Dental Clinic, SCO 85,Sector 35-C,Chandigarh(9876061283)

The beginning of affinity luxury salon in city beautiful Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Sept 25

Renowned Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi today inaugurated affinity luxury salon, here in Chandigarh celebrity astrologer P Khurana was also present as a special honour. Affinity group has been serving in the field of beauty and culture for the last three decades. Kuldeep Gupta, promoter of affinity luxury salon, which has been recognized for its excellent services in beauty and culture for the last almost a decade in city beautiful Chandigarh, said that today here in sector 9 Madhya Marg, ACO no 166. – 167 luxury salon started with a new look and a new style. In this luxury salon customers will get a different atmosphere and experience. Celebrity hair stylist Sunny Ali as well as other staff specialized in spa, hair and nail art will be available in the salon, he added. He told that there is a long list of great personality of Bollywood and Punjabi film industry are taking the services from luxury salon, like Gurnazar, Badshah, Ayushman Khurana, Neeru Bajwa, Sonam Bajwa, Babbu Man, Harbhajan Man, Aparshakti Khurana, Afsana Khan, Isha Sharma, Arushi Sharma and Japji Khera etc. Mr. Kuldeep Gupta said that affinity salon has won many awards for its excellent services so far. These includes Global Achievement forum-2017 Award, best beauty salon north award, Image beauty and wellness award – 2012,The most admired salon chain of the year award, North vogue beauty Award-2010, Best hair stylist Award, Wella Trend Vision Award-2010 and Young Talent of the year Award. He said that this luxury salon spread over an area of 4500 square feet and is equipped with all the latest and modern facilities. He further informed that special care will be taken of the protocol issued regarding covid-19 in the salon and government guidlines will be strictly followed. Every customer in the salon will be sanitized at the entrance and similarly the chairs, seats and other used items will also be completely sanitized after each customer leaves. He told that the covid-19 protocol will also be applicable to the staff of the salon. Along with the covid-19 vaccination of every staff member, other necessary instructions will be fully followed. Mr. Kuldeep Gupta further added that no harmful product are used in the salon in any way. 

 Mr Kuldeep Gupta is a well-known business man in the field of hospitality. Mr Kuldeep Gupta told that the first south Indian restaurant in the name of Sagar Ratna was opened in the city in the year 2000 on his behalf. After this, other restaurant like Swagat, Tao, The Great Kebab Factory and Qijo were opened in the city.

SOCIAL hosts a nation-wide launch party for Baaraat - Ritviz and Nucleya’s all-new album dropping 25th September

~Head to your neighbourhood SOCIAL in Chandigarh and watch Ritviz and Nucleya LIVE from Mumbai 

On Saturday September 25th, Chandigarh's neighbourhood bar and cafe, SOCIAL will LIVE STREAM India’s biggest album launch party with two of the most iconic names in Indian electronica - Ritviz and Nucleya. The artists have collaborated on a brand new, eight-track album called BAARAAT, which will be launched at an exclusive, limited capacity LIVE event at antiSOCIAL Mumbai.

To celebrate this revolutionary album and give it the recognition it deserves, SOCIAL will host an exclusive LIVE STREAM across all 28 outposts in 7 cities, including Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, and Indore - making it the first-of-its-kind nationwide launch party!

Head to the SOCIAL near you for an evening of electrifying music, signature SOCIAL #drnks, your favourite munchies and a whole lot more.

Venue(s) for Live Stream: Sector 7 SOCIAL and Elante SOCIAL

When: Saturday, September 25, 2021 

Time: 6:00 PM onwards

Tickets: insider.in/go/baaraat-album-launch-party 

Photograph exhibition organized at 7th Global Literary Festival7th Global Literary Festival Noida inaugurated

While taking any picture, the photographer's state of mind is revealed, whether he is taking a photo of nature or a beautiful woman, we can find out by looking at that picture, what is being imprinted on her psyche, On the first day of the 7th Global Literary festival our students organized a virtual exhibition of photographs taken with their cameras and I am very happy to say that the students of Marwah Studio did a great job in Pandemic too, said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chancellor of AAFT University.

On this occasion, Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshiyar, High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Roger Gopaul, Head of Consular Affairs of Burkina Faso Embassy Coulibaly de Herve, Ambassador of Uzbekistan Dilshod Akhatov, Charter President of Lions Club Delhi, Gaurav Gupta, Inderjit Ghosh and filmmaker Anil Jain were present.

Bhagat Singh Koshiyar said that, lot of beautiful literature has been written in Hindi and other Indian languages, be it Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu or Gujarati. Every literature has its own identity which should be read by every human being. Our literature is so vast that our Vedas and Puranas have also been translated into foreign languages. Dr. Roger Gopaul said that such events not only bring awareness among the people but also make them aware of their culture.

Inderjit Ghosh said that our culture is very colorful and our literature cannot be compared with any other. Dilshod Akhatov said that there is a lot of respect for the language in our country and the literacy rate there is very high.

New trends in residential designs after Covid-19 Pandemic

Chandigarh, September 13, 2021: After complete lockdown, the apartments started modifying into offices, gyms, and isolation centers too. Doing every activity from home- resting to working -- was not easy; so, new trends of modifications came up due to the demand of the time and situation. Some of the new trends in residential seem to be poles apart from the existing ones. 

Nowadays, people prefer homes in gated communities over builder floors in crowded places. Post-COVID, the preference is picked out by people after considering the amenities provided by most of the societies that include security, safety, recreation, and shelter all at the same time. People are adoring work from home culture and demand of home office is the new instruction by buyers. The office is demanded in such a way that it becomes an isolated place to increase the working efficiency.  This is how, the sector also witnessed a new segment of 3.5 BHK and 4.5 BHK homes where people wanted an extra 0.5 room to convert into an office. While adding a half room, a study room, or a balcony does not dramatically increase the product cost, it does boost the project's marketability in the current environment. 

Among other things, a home office, yoga space inside the house, and a small gym area are in high demand. People want to live, exercise, and enjoy in new ways. These deciding variables shifted consumer perceptions, resulting in a surge in demand for larger and better homes.

Prateek Mittal, Executive Director, Sushma Group & IIT Alumnus, said “After the Covid-19, people have become more definite and are currently looking for spacious and their desirable homes that provide greater space and a healthier environment; accordingly, they are taking a call on the configuration of the home. Overall, the scenario is becoming favorable for larger homes that are capable of providing healthier and safer amenities to the residents. Moreover, we are expecting that this year the sales could be spiked up by 30-40% as comparative to the last festive season.” 

Elucidating on the new trends of residential designs LC Mittal, Director, Motia, said, “Since the global pandemic has changed a lot of things in life. There are noticeable changes in the lifestyle too. As the situation has changed there is a refashioning of demand of designs into the bargain. Work from home was followed during the lockdown, and now most of the people are adoring work from home culture. The most prominent trend is people's migration to locations that are a little removed from the daily grind. The real estate sector has also taken it upon itself to accommodate the demand, increasing the launches meeting the new standards.”

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations start by bringing Ganpati to Motia

*Zirakpur, September 10,2021:* Leading developer of the region, Motia Group hosted Ganesh Chaturthi at Motia Royal Business Park on September 10, 2021. The event witnessed the participation of around 60 staff members comprising security, management and maintenance team. 

The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations started today and will continue till visarjan of “Bappa” on September 21st.  Motia Group’s director LC Mittal along with the team brought “Bappa” with love, care and respect to festivity. As the idol arrived wrapped in a beautiful red chunri to celebrate the festive mood, everyone chanted: "Ganpati Bappa Morya!”

Mr LC Mittal wishing everyone present in the celebrations said, “In our fast paced life, we need the roots of spirituality to make activities around us seamless. Ganesh Chaturthi   is a worldwide spiritual festival dedicated to all the devotees of Lord Ganesha and to spread positivity. Amid COVID times, we welcomed “Bappa” while following all safety protocols. I hope Lord Ganesha will end all our sorrows and bless us with his kindness and love.”

TDI organizes one-day Great Property Fest, showcases 14 projects

Mohali:TDI organized 'The Great Property Fest' at TDI Smart City, Mohali, to showcase an array of residential and commercial projects. Around 1000 + buyers and investors visited the event and showed interest in the 14 projects showcased. The event also saw a Live performance by famous comedian Gaurav Kapoor, who took the visitors on a laughter ride.

Almost 100+ bookings were completed, and every customer got a gold coin on the booking of a property. At the end of the event, a lucky draw will also be conducted where winner will be awarded with Hyundai Creta. Projects shown at the event were Park Street (Sector 118, Mohali), South Ex-II (Sec 117, Mohali), Golf Link (Sec 118, Mohali), Golf Residency (Sec 118, Mohali), Wellington Heights (Sec 117, Mohali), Chitrakoot (Sec 92, Mohali), TDI Business Centre (Sec 118, Mohali), and Sapphire Floors (Sec 110, Mohali).

“The property fest was organized to keep up with the festive mood. The real estate sector has emerged as the winner when it comes to providing financial security through investment in commercial properties and life security through residential ones. This year, the festival season will be much more fruitful with the availability of an array of options,” said Vimal Monga, Vice President of Sales & Leasing (commercial), TDI Infratech Ltd.

Commenting on the bookings and sales during the event, Mr Monga said, “The sheer number of bookings is an indication that real estate assets are now a priority, especially in the post-pandemic scenario. The Tricity market is buzzing with buyer activity, and the sentiments are at an all-time high.”

SMART CITY distributes Happiness packets on Teacher’s Day

*Chandigarh, August 04,2021:* Smart City Mohali unrolls happiness by commemorating Teacher’s day with school children of Government High School Dharamgarh, Banur. The management of Smart City arranged ‘Happiness packets’ among the children consisting of pen, pencil, eraser, scale, notebook, mask, hand sanitizer, candies and fruits. The idea behind the packets, which teachers distributed to maintain a student-teacher bond, was to help children fight against the COVID scenario and help them in learning.

The activity was organized to encourage positivity during the rough patch of Covid- 19, as children are back in school after a long time. The gesture of love and care helped children to feel cheerful on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. All the safety protocols were taken care of during the event.

Mohali attracting plot buyers, especially after Covid

After being hit by the pandemic, the declining graph of the economy has begun rising as India’s GDP growth soared to a record high of 20.1 per cent for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021. The real estate sector, too, is witnessing growth in sales backed by people's renewed interest in real estate assets. The story of tier-II cities has resurfaced after a lengthy period of dormancy, and Mohali is getting the fair share of the pie. Also, the resurgence is leading to the enhanced interest in plots – either for investment purposes or to develop a property of their own choice.

According to Proptiger Real Insight Residential April-June 2021, analysis indicates that while demand and supply in the sector contracted severely in April and May 2021, it picked up pace in June 2021 that saw 50 per cent of the total sales in Q2 2021. Subsequently, the market in Mohali is also benefitting from the enhanced perception of people towards leading a healthy life away from the polluted environment of the major cities. There has been an increase in the interest for plots in Mohali after the pandemic. Builders are also making changes in their projects, keeping in view the customers' preferences; moreover, efforts are being made to provide every facility in the projects. For instance, project Smart City situated on NH 205A, Mohali, has seen an increased number of inquiries for plots in the last one year. The company said that it has sold good number of plots after the first wave subsided.

The city has become a focal point for several high-profile residential and commercial developments. Not only Mohali, but plots are becoming the preferred choice for people who are dwelling that it could help them to adhere the COVID protocols for a longer time and provide them with surety of a hygienic environment. According to the latest data by Proptiger.com, the number of plots sold since 2019 has been declining in 8 major cities – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune; however, this year, the progress has been good as in two quarters 14,056 units have been already sold. The figures of plots sold are likely to breach the 2020 figures at the end of the second half of 2021.

“The market is booming, and it's worth noting that having a plot near a financial centre might help you earn a nice return. Prices are projected to climb as the economy recovers from a huge setback created by the COVID crisis. People will flock to regions with the best health care and employment opportunities, and cities like Mohali will become gold mines for those who have purchased plots,” says Shubham Mittal, Director, Smart City. Smart City Mohali, an upcoming Residential Township, offers freehold residential plots. The township is an ideal destination as it is close to Mohali International airport, IT City Mohali and the upcoming Commercial Hub of Chandigarh Capital Region. Plot Sizes available in the township are 80,100,110,113,125 & 137 Sq. yards.

“In India, plotted development investment has a long history, and COVID-19 has increased demand for plots as a long-term investment. Buyers in gated communities are seeking for developments like this to build on and use as separate dwellings,” he adds.