RE/MAX Mumbai Gujarat Maharashtra Newsletter June 2014

MGM NEWSLETTER JUNE 2014

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RE/MAX MUMBAI –GUJARAT – MAHARASHTRAA

RE/MAX MGMSafal Profitaire, Block A, G5,Corporate Road, Opp.Prahladnagar Garden Road,Ahmedabad – 380 015Phone : +91 99090 66999Email: [email protected]

CONTENT

Management Speak

New Broker Associates

ONLINE TRAINING IN JUNE 2014

Online Training Calendar JULY 2014

Changing Trends in Real Estate EVENTS

Positive Investor Sentiment In

Real Estate Sector In India

RE/MAX starts its own brand store online

for you to buy RE/MAX products.

REAL ESTATE NEWS

Upcoming Events

RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Photo Gallery

REAL ESTATE & RETAILERS

MANAGEMENT SPEAK!

Dear Affiliates,

It’s a start of July and we are still waiting for Rain to arrive which is quite late. A weak monsoon is already sending food prices shooting up and sparking inflation. The price of onions has climbed over 20% in the past weeks. Now that new government is formed, all eyes are set on the Union Budget 2014-15, which will be presented by Finance Minister in the second week of July. People from all industries are waiting keenly for the Union Budget.

Having said that the Finance Minister has to address key and pressing concerns faced by the country. The growth rate, which is heading south, and inflation which is heading north, need to be taken care of on an urgent basis.

Real estate industry is expecting following things from the budget: Reduction of taxes and removal of service taxes, which significantly increases the price of a property and

burdens the common man. Reduction of repo rates and in turn, the rate of interest on home loans. Providing an ‘industry’ status to the realty sector. Once it acquires that status, then interest rates by the

banks to the sector will be different. As a result, it will reduce the interest rates that they charge to the real estate sector.

Provision of a single-window clearance for project approvals. The current process for project approvals is very tedious and there is no transparency in the system. A single-window clearance will help the sector in the long run.

Amid all these, RE/MAX MGM marches ahead with its renewed marketing efforts and after successful FRO in Mumbai in May 2014, RE/MAX MGM organized seminars on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Nashik and Ahmedabad. It was back to back 3 seminars in a day and people wanting to know about Changing trends in real estate attended the same. RE/MAX MGM will participate in FRO in Pune on July 12 and 13th followed by Follow-up events. On more exciting news to share about all of you are that on the auspicious day of rath yatra we did more than 25 transaction which defines our strength in the network and hard work of our affiliates. Overall this month was very happening for RE/MAX MGM.

Aashil PatelRegional DirectorRE/MAX Mumbai Gujarat Maharashtra

MGM NEWSLETTERRE/MAX Mumbai Gujarat Maharashtra JUNE 2014



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RE/MAX Mumbai Gujarat Maharashtra registered 2 new agents in the month of June

2014. RE/MAX MGM congratulates all these Broker Associates for joining RE/MAX and

wishes them all the best.

ONLINE TRAINING DONE IN JUNE 2014

All online training starts at 11.00 a.m. and contact [email protected] for more details.

Ketan l Vora - #1RE/MAX Innovest, Mumbai

http://www.remax.in/Ketan_vora

Munish Gupta - #2RE/MAX Dreamz, North Gujarat

http://www.remax.in/AgentProfile.aspx?AgentID=505034005

Rahul Jain - #3RE/MAX Realty Solutions, North Gujarat

http://www.remax.in/rahul_jain

ONLINE TRAINING CALENDAR JULY 2014

TOP PERFORMING TRANSACTORS OF RE/MAX INDIA FOR THE MONTH OF MAYALL OF THE AGENTS ARE FROM RE/MAX MGM AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM

NAME OFFICE

Sunil Mehta RE/MAX Ronisun Realty

Stavan Belani RE/MAX Advantage

Date Session Name

4th June Marketing using WhatsApp

11th June Commercial Real Estate: Why and How?

18th June Mistakes of Real Estate Agent and Marketing Techniques

25th June Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 1 : Getting Started

Date Session

2nd July Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 2 : Marketing

9th July Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 3 : Prospecting Systems

16th July Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 4 : Working with Sellers

23rd July Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 5 : Working with Buyers

30th July Fundamentals in Real Estate - Part 6 : Generating Referrals



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Event on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Nashik

RE/MAX MGM did an event on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Nashik, Maharashtra on June 7, 2014.

The event was held at Hotel Sarovar Portico in 3 session back to back in a day. All the sessions recorded full attendance and the attendees patiently heard Manan Choksi, Regional Director of RE/MAX MGM about changing trends in real estate and how RE/MAX comes into picture and plays a vital role in these changing trends.To make people aware about this event RE/MAX MGM had done various marketing efforts. RE/MAX MGM sent out 45000 WhatsApp messages, 60000 SMS, 1 lac external Emailing, 2 newspaper advertisements, 100 emails to own database, voice calls 6000 nos. By doing this RE/MAX MGM reached out to over 2 Lacs people making them aware about RE/MAX in Nashik and surrounding areas.

RE/MAX MGM got tremendous response of all these efforts and people turned out more than expected and many inquiries were generated out of it. Most important thing was, those who wanted to attend had to register online at www.whatisremax.com and most people went online and got themselves registered for the event. That also shows the importance of using online tools in Real Estate Marketing.Mr. Sunil Mehta, Broker owner of RE/MAX Ronisun Pune and Mr. Jay Shah, Broker Owner of RE/MAX METRO, Mumbai were also were present and participated in question answer sessions and shared their experiences so far.



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RE/MAX MGM did an event on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Ahmedabad at Hotel Marriot on June 14, 2014.

Event on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Ahmedabad

Event on Changing Trends in Real Estate in Ahmedabad

The event was also held in 3 back to back sessions in a day. Here also all the sessions recorded full attendance and Mr. Manan Choksi, Regional Director of RE/MAX MGM gave presentation on Changing Trends in Real Estate and how RE/MAX can help in this scenario. All these three sessions had question answer session too and some of the Broker Owners and Broker Associates of

Ahmedabad were present and participated in these sessions and shared their experience, journey and success in RE/MAX. Mr. Anand Choksi, Mr. Nirav Vakharia and their associates answered queries of people on various aspects of RE/MAX. In Ahmedabad also RE/MAX MGM reached out to over 11 lacs people by way of WhatsApp and SMS.



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RE/MAX starts its own brand store online for you to buy RE/MAX products.

Visit http://www.companybrandstore.com/REMAX/default.aspx today and shop your favourite RE/MAX branded pens, key chains, USB charger, RE/MAX Mugs or winter jacket and list will keep adding!



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NEWS FROM RE/MAX INDIA.

RE/MGM congratulates Mohamed Ismail for joining handswith RE/MAX India as the new Regional Owner of RE/MAX Kerala. On behalf of the entire network, we would

like to wish you all the very best for your journey with RE/MAX!!

RE/MAX MGM congratulates Mr. Manish Patni & Monika Patni for taking over the Regional ownership of RE/MAX Rajasthan 1! Having learnt and been successful in running the RE/MAX business as Franchise Owners

and Agents, the dynamic husband-wife duo are all set to take the Rajasthan 1 belt by a storm.



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RE/MAX Agents Outperform Competitors

Home buyers and sellers want results and RE/MAX agents have proven once again that they deliver. In the 2014 REAL Trends “The Thousand,” as advertised in the Wall Street Journal, RE/MAX had the most top home sellers. The survey ranked the top 250 agents and top 250 teams by transaction sides. When the 500 transaction sides rankings for agents and teams are combined, RE/MAX agents hold the most places, 112 (one out of five places). The report ranks participating agents based on their 2013 production.“Real estate is a very competitive business and RE/MAX stays on top by making good on our commitment to the highest level of customer service,” said Dave Liniger, RE/MAX Chairman and Co-Founder. “The agents and teams that made this list are among our best, and we’re proud that they continue to excel.”“The Thousand’s” 250 teams closing the most residential transaction sides include 64 from RE/MAX. Among the 250 individual agents, 48 are with RE/MAX. Read More at :http://www.remax.com/c/about/news_article/re-max-agents-outperform-competitors

Report Recognizes Top 250 Latino Agents

RE/MAX adds to its reputation as the most productive real estate network by placing 32 agents among the country’s Top 250 Latino Agents. The annual report has been produced by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP) for the last three years and RE/MAX agents have held over 30 spots on the list each year.“RE/MAX agents who appear on this list are examples of our many dedicated professionals who strive for the highest level of customer service. To be recognized among the NAHREP Top 250 is an honor, and we salute the great accomplishments of each of these 32 individuals,” said RE/MAX CEO Margaret Kelly. Read More at : http://www.remax.com/c/about/news_article/report-recognizes-top-250-latino-agents

RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

REAL ESTATE NEWS:Credit rating firm CRISIL enters in Rajkot Real Estate Sector and rates a Project

Credit rating firm CRISIL has entered into Rajkot’s real estate sector and rated one real project in the city with giving 5 stars. CRISIL has rated real estate projects across various cities in India including Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum, and Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Baroda.Patria, a residential real estate project, coming up in city’s prime location known as ‘Govindbhai ni Vadi’ near airport, has been rated with 5 stars by CRISIL.

Brahma Management to invest Rs 3,000 crore in Indian real estate sector

New York-based Brahma Management has lined up big investments for the Indian real estate market. Brahma, an FDI-funded investment and asset management company, has already invested around Rs 2,500 crore in the sector and has plans to put in another Rs 3,000 crore over the next two years.So far, its investments in the realty sector include Gurgaon-based projects Brahma City and Athena, and The Valley, a joint venture township project in Panchkula. While Athena is a retail and commercial office center, Brahma City is a gated township spread over 150 acres of land. With a big presence in Gurgaon, the fund is now planning to foray into other markets such as Bangalore and Mumbai.

Mahindra Lifespaces ventures into affordable housing segment

Mahindra Lifespaces Developers, the real estate arm of the Mahindra group, on Monday launched its new business vertical ‘Happinest’ that will focus on developing affordable housing projects.The first two projects under the new vertical will be developed at Avadi in Chennai and Boisar in Mumbai and would be priced between Rs 10-20 lakh.These apartments would have an area ranging between 400-600 sqft.

Housing Prices Can be reduced upto 20% on Transparency, Timely Approvals: Deepak Parekh, HDFC

Calling for major reforms in housing sector, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has said transparency and timely approvals from different authorities can reduce home prices by almost 20 per cent.Mr Parekh also pitched for banks and housing finance companies being allowed to fund land transactions during periods when there was “no real estate bubble”.He laid emphasis on the need to increase the threshold limit for priority sector housing loans to at least Rs. 40 lakh per unit, from the current “unrealistic” level of up to Rs. 25 lakh.“When there is no real estate bubble, as is currently the case, then banks and housing finance companies should be allowed to fund land transactions,” he said, as property transactions costs comprise almost 70-80 per cent of the total cost.



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UPCOMING EVENTS:



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RE/MAX MGM TEAM IN NASHIK EVENT RE/MAX MGM TEAM IN NASHIK EVENT

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Corporate Road, Opp. Prahladnagar Garden Road,

Ahmedabad – 380 015Phone : +91 99090 66999

Email: [email protected]

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PHOTO GALLERY

RE/MAX Affiliates answering queries in an event in Ahmedabad. RE/MAX Affiliates answering queries in an event in Ahmedabad.

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