| International Corporate Playing Ground | | | | that are permitted to import duty free capital goods |
| Bangalore, popularly known as the knowledge capital | | | | and raw material. The movement of goods to and fro |
| of India has become a hottest real estate destination | | | | between ports and SEZ are unrestricted for attracting |
| for investors across the world. Real Estate Bangalore | | | | foreign and domestic investments. As setting up of |
| has attracted Indian bigwigs like Infosys and Wipro to | | | | SEZs is the flavor of the season among most Indian IT |
| global majors like IBM and Dell and hordes of other | | | | firms therefore India real estate developers are also |
| international corporate giants towards real estate and | | | | marching ahead by setting up similar office space for |
| the quest of space is for hundred and hundreds of | | | | having a sound grip in the real estate investment. |
| acres. | | | | Bangalore After 5 Years |
| Special Economic Zone | | | | So, far Infosys has built 2.1 million sq ft of office space |
| The sudden demand of huge space in Bangalore is a | | | | at its 10 development centers this financial year and it |
| result of keen interest shown by Infosys Technologies | | | | plans to rise up the space to 4.1 million sq ft office |
| and other revered companies such as Wipro | | | | space by next fiscal. This step is taken to meet the |
| Technologies in development of commercial property | | | | future requirement of the company as the company is |
| in India. Infosys plans to set up a 50-acre special | | | | going to employ more people in the near |
| economic zone in (SEZ) in Mysore, and has been | | | | future.World-class IT parks are the latest buzz in the |
| allotted another 311 acres of land in Mangalore for | | | | real estate segment and Bangalore is no exception in |
| similar purpose in the next fiscal. | | | | this regard. The world class International Technology |
| IT Parks & Township | | | | Park, Electronics City and Export Promotion Industrial |
| The development of SEZs, IT parks and integrated IT | | | | Park of the city have attracted global corporations of |
| townships is the next wave in the technology sector | | | | high stature such as Dell, Microsoft, HSBC, Cisco and |
| after the software boom. It's going to be a big high for | | | | several Indian firms like Infosys and Wipro, to open |
| the realty sector as it has been estimated by the | | | | facilities in Bangalore. |
| experts that the IT and BPO industries will be | | | | Real Estate Market Boom At Bangalore |
| employing an additional workforce of approximately 1 | | | | The real estate market of India is presently growing at |
| million workers within a couple of years. These future | | | | 30% per annum but it is expected to grow from the |
| infrastructure demands can be met through integrated | | | | current $15 billion to $100 billion in the next 10 years. |
| IT townships and SEZs to sustain the country's global | | | | With the involvement of companies like TCS, Infosys, |
| leadership position in the IT sector. | | | | Wipro and Satyam which invest in capital expenditure |
| Foreign & Domestic Investments | | | | (capex) while acquiring property for operations, the real |
| The benefits of developing SEZs are diverse as these | | | | estate market of Bangalore and India is going to |
| areas are specifically designated for encouraging | | | | witness a meteoric rise. |
| growth of exports, having full flexibility of operations | | | | |