• In the last few years, Pune has witnessed defence, engineering and other crucial sectors making it their headquarters, transforming it into a major industrial centre. Considered as the greenest urban areas of the nation, Pune has more than 40% of its area covered by greenery which is slowly reducing due to high demand for property in Pune and boom in Pune Real estate.

Pune Real Estate market

• Considered as an end-user market, the real estate prices in Pune are generally high and increasing. Increased input cost of the developers, together with rise in investor’s demand from the peripheral locations is what drives the property in Pune and the overall Pune real estate sector.
• Though the maximum demand for property in Pune was encountered in the Rs 30-Rs 40 lakh category, the supply of apartments, flats for sale was not up to the mark. The Rs 40-60 lakh category witnessed the maximum inventory supply. In comparison to the last year, carpet and built-up area in the city have elevated by 25-30%. This is further expected to increase with property in Pune vying for more luxury segment.
• Demand for residential apartments in West Pune is emerging from the IT hub, which is located in the Rajiv Gandhi InfoTech Park, Hinjewadi. Demand in East Pune is mainly being driven by CBDs in Viman Nagar, Cyber City, Kharadi and Magarpatta.

Demographics:

• Going by the 2011 census, the urban population of Pune around 51 lakh. The estimated population includes towns such as Pimpri, Dehu, Khadki and Chinchwad. Consistent growth in the education and software sector has fuelled the influx of labours and workers from across the nation.
• As per PMC reports, the rising trend in migration to Pune from 1991 to 2001 was mainly to economic reasons. Migration to the city between 1991-2001 was estimated at 3.6 lakh that was calculated as 15% of Pune’s total population at the end of the decade. This will increase demand for Real estate in Pune.
• In regard to the rapid growth of the IT sector, migration between 2001-2011 remained constant at 12%, however it is expected to decline by 10% between 2011-2021 and by 8% between 2021-2026. This migration has also driven the demand for properties for rent and properties for sale in Pune.

Information Technology

• After Bangalore, Pune has emerged as the potential destination to home the growing number of IT companies in the country. Hinjewadi in the west has emerged as a perfect destination for the upcoming IT/ITes companies in India, since it offers vast vacant land that is ideal for buil-to-suit offices.
• At present, the IT/ITes sector in Pune account for 75% of the total office space occupied. The pace at which the IT/ITes sector is flourishing in the city has triggered the construction activity in the office space market in the last decade, significantly.
• Currently, Pune is home to a number of IT/ITes giants, namely TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and Cognizant. The Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi, Blueridge SEZ, Dlf Akruti IT SEZ and Embassy Techzone have changed the face of Pune into a major IT hub.

Connectivity

• Indian highways and state highways constitute connectivity in Pune. National Highway 4 connects Pune to Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolhapur, while NH 9 joins the city to Hyderabad and NH-50 to Nashik. The State Highway connects the city to Aurnagabad, Ahmednagar and Alandi.
• India’s first six-lane high-speed expressway, the Mumabi-Pune Expressway, has changed the overall connectivity of the city. Built in 2002, the Expressway has reduced the travel time between Mumbai and Pune by 2 hours.
• Situated at Lohegaon, the Pune International Airport, regulated by AAOI offers domestic flights to major cities.
• Local trains in Pune connects it to Lonavala and Pimpri-Chinchwad, while the daily express trains links the city to Hyderabad, Kochi, Chennai, Kanpur, Jammu, Patna, Mumbai, Delhi, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Howrah etc.
• Pune Metro Rail is in talks with the DMRCL for a more sustained connectivity. The proposed metro is expected to a blend of underground and elevated sections and the initial routes are outlined between Vanaz-Ramwadi and Pimpri-Swargate.
• PMPML buses offer excellent transport service within the city and its suburbs. In addition to it, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation also provides buses from main stations in Pune Station, Shivajinagar and Swargate to all the prime locations in Maharashtra.