Mohali, aptly called as the next Gurgaon, is all poised to become the mecca of real estate in Punjab. In fact, it has already acquired the status of being the hottest investment destination just after Delhi NCR. Good return on investment on account of price appreciation is the prime reason why this city is witnessing a big influx of developers and investors both. Big names like Ansals, Emmar MGF and DLF have forayed into Mohali and bought huge land parcels here. Investment projects worth 10,000-20,000 crores are, currently, in pipeline, and are expected to transform the state of property market.
Price rates of property in Mohali, particularly that of land, have almost doubled in last 4-5 years. An acre of land that was available at an affordable 50-60 lakh/acre now costs in crores. Investors from neighboring areas too are flocking to this city in hope of getting incremented prices for their property. Emergence of IT sector is another boosting factor that have enthused Mohali’s realty market. Infosys is to set-up a 500 crore SEZ campus sprawled over 6.5 lakh sq. ft. area. This shall be a big upthrust for city’s economy. In addition to generating thousands of job opportunities in future, the SEZ shall result in furtherance of real estate. U.S. based Quark has opened its largest Research and Development in Mohali; this is another propelling factor for realty market. In the time to come, it is expected to become country’s major business park.