Yet another property expo in Mumbai was organised by the 400-strong Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry in the second week of April.
An overwhelming response satiated the organisers, who said 77,752 visitors flocked to the exhibition this year as against 66,784 in October 2008. On the surface it did appear that many buyers preferred to merely touch base to know what the current offerings were rather than take a purchase call. However, MCHI president, Mr Pravin Doshi, felt it was thumbs up from home buyers, especially from the first time home-seeker who appeared convinced it was the right time to buy, after waiting it out for long.
However, experts and analysts appear a little less convinced, though they do agree that developers have seen some numbers on their sales charts in the last four months.
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