Ever thought of Investing in India?

Monopoly – a simple game we all grew up playing.  People playing that game can be divided into two groups: the smaller population that always wins, and the rest of us.  Perhaps it is the dice? But it’s probably the strategy. It’s a game that can be applied to real life, in which investment in real estate is still the most lucrative option; the question now is where and when?

At this year’s NetIP Annual Conference, IREO, India’s leading real estate developer, will be hosting a panel to explore purchasing Real Estate in India, investment opportunities for NRIs, and the changing face of India’s real estate and infrastructure space. Global companies are flocking to India for office space across the country. The expanding workforce in urban areas is driving the need for quality housing, and the Indian government has estimated there will be a deficit of approximately 26.53 million units by 2012. The housing markets in these growing cities have held up during from the worldwide downturn in 2008-2009.

One of the cities experiencing an expansion surge is Gurgaon in the Delhi NCR, named in a recent study by Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj as the top city for residential real estate investment. The honor was bestowed due in part to the rapid increase in office and retail space, the quality residential developments being constructed, diverse industries, and favorable connectivity to Delhi with the new Gurgaon-Delhi Metro and NH-8, an express route to the International Airport and Delhi.  The current prices of homes in the city have increased by 40-100% since the minimum recorded prices during the slump of late 2008-early 2009. An example of this demand is IREO’s first project in Gurgaon, The Grand Arch, which has seen a 38% rise in prices in less than 6 months following initial bookings in September 2009. It is not about playing the investment game – it’s all about strategy.

Real Estate Opportunities in Gurgaon

Just to give a little taste of what types of properties are in Gurgaon:

• IREO Victory Valley: Home to the largest tower in North India, soaring to 51-stories. Luxury apartments; over 7 acres of landscaped gardens, two clubhouses, and a beach-resort themed swimming pool.
• DLF: The Aralias: High-end apartments overlooking the DLF Golf and Country Club, for sale by invitation only. Each unit is built to suit each unique buyer.
• IREO Uptown: 2-4 bedroom 3-side open and villa-like apartments with spacious balconies; a state-of-the-art clubhouse and recreational facilitates.
• Tata Rasinia Residency: Spread over 12 acres hosting 9 towers with a mix of various apartment types to fit various family needs, ranging from 3 bedroom apartments to independent villas.

About IREO

IREO is the first and largest FDI (foreign direct investment) investor in Indian property and a leading pan-India developer. Since 2003, IREO has invested US $1.5 billion in a portfolio of 14 projects in prime locations across 3,000 acres of owned land – one of the leading pan-India asset portfolios. The company has evolved as a fully integrated real estate organization that is the developer of its projects, and possesses a diversified portfolio consisting of master planned gated communities, mixed-use office and retail spaces, industrial parks including SEZs, and hospitality properties. Before the end of 2010, IREO plans to launch over six million square feet of housing.

The real estate market is quickly changing, and if you learn the rules now and take advantage of the expanding Indian real estate market, soon you could be the prosperous banker of your own monopoly.  Be sure to attend IREO’s panel for more details about real estate opportunities in India.

Hello Seattle

As Seattleites planning to celebrate NetIP’s 20th anniversary at an exclusive conference in our dear hometowm, we pondered various ways to build hype/promote our unique metropolitan.  “Hang an obnoxious banner from the Space Needle?”  No.  “What about getting Ichiro Suzuki to replace his Mariners’ hat with a NetIP one?”  Not gonna happen.  So we went back to the drawing board, outlining the benefits of holding said conference in our city.  What we found was astounding, things we’d never thought of, things we realized set the Northwest corner of the country apart from everywhere else.

Many refer to Seattle as being  ‘metronatural’, the perfect blend of city and nature.  We prefer to think of Seattle in the summertime as the perfect mix of temperature and scenery.  While most parts of the country are slogging through the dog days of summer, Seattle is graced with clear skies and temperatures hovering in the pleasant mid-70s.  This pleasant setting extends to the balance of metro and environment, as Seattleites don’t just respect the environment, we embrace it.  Call us green, call us tree-huggers, we love Mother Nature.  This is another element we’ve melded into the conference, as we’ve made sure this conference is not just informative, but sustainable.  The hotel we’ve booked for our conference will employ a number of green practices, but specifically less paper being used for materials (as most collateral will be electronic).

Seattle in August is not just a destination, but an experience – a locale we encourage you arrive early to and leave late.  Bordered on three sides by breathtaking water views (Puget Sound to the West, Lake Washington to the East, Salmon Bay and Lake Union to the North), it’s hard to get bored with the landscape of our town.  Known for being extremely tourist-friendly, Seattle boasts a number of ‘must-sees’ within its city limits, from the infamous Space Needle and Pike Place Market to lesser-known landmarks such as the Experience Music Project and Queen Anne Hill.  If one chooses to venture outside of the city, to the east one can find Leavenworth (a traditional Bavarian village), and to the north, the 2010 Winter Olympics host, Vancouver, BC.

As the first NetIP conference to be held on the west coast in over 10 years, this year’s event, “unique.by.nature”, promises to be the most memorable.  Would you expect any less from a conference held near the home of Starbucks, Nordstorm, Amazon (Seattle), Microsoft and Nintendo (Redmond), and T-Mobile (Bellevue)?  The conference agenda is also set to include the topics of: sustainability (a Seattle favorite), the future of technology, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and much, much more.   This year, our Conference Chairs are also adding a new type of session–the “Interactive Skill Building Workshop”–with the promise that attendees leave the session with a new life skill.

This conference pledges to be Unique by Nature – due to the organization (NetIP), the host city (Seattle), and the mix of people that’ll make this conference NetIP’s best ever.  This is an EXCLUSIVE CONFERENCE, so attendance will be limited to the first 500 which sign up (last year’s conference hosted over 1000 attendees).  Stay tuned for more conference details at  www.netipconference.org, and drop us a line at conferenceinfo@netip.org.

See you August 20th,

NetIP Conference Team
conferenceinfo@netip.org
www.netipconference.org

Announcing the 19th Annual NetIP North America Conference!

NetIP North America Conference 2010: Seattle
unique.by.nature

Friday, August 20th – Sunday, August 22nd
Grand Hyatt, Downtown Seattle, WA

Be ready for a conference like you’ve never seen before! We’re taking our most anticipated event of the year to the “Metronatural” city of Seattle: America’s best kept secret. With expansive blue skies and warm summer weather, the Emerald City will be a perfect backdrop for our action-packed weekend.

The 2010 conference agenda will boast a new type of “Interactive Skill Building Workshop”, top Keynote Speakers, Panel Discussions, Fun & Social Optional Events, and lots of time to network at our Friday night mixer or Saturday night Gala. We’re proud to announce that the conference is Green, utilizing modern social media technologies, and will have a focus on food!We hope you’ll join us in Seattle on August 20th. Although last year’s conference hosted over 1000 attendees, this conference is exclusive and limited to the first 500 that sign up (NetIP Members Only).

For updates, stay tuned to www.netipconference.org and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/netipconference (#netipcon).

Questions or Comments? Email Sarika Punjabi and Neha Sharma: conferenceinfo@netip.org

NetIP Launches the 18th Annual Conference in Toronto

After the overwhelming success of the 17th Annual NetIP Conference held in Boston, NetIP is excited to have the conference return to Toronto after a ten year hiatus. This vibrant city is the perfect venue to host the next conference as it is considered one of the most ethnically diverse and resource rich cities in the world. From Politics, Business, Media, Arts & Entertainment and much more, this city delivers!

With the theme, BELIEVE! CREATE! ACHIEVE!, we recognize the importance and multi-level value our South Asian community brings to society, which we will identify and present as part of our interactive content over an exciting weekend of networking and collaboration.

We are sure our 18th Annual Conference will prove to be a landmark in continuing to take NetIP to the next frontier, and truly position ourselves as the premier South Asian Professional organization in North America!

Visit www.netipconference.org