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The "for-sale" real estate represents an overwhelmingly large portion of the business that the Indian real estate developers are used to. However, the customers (in case of office/retail real estate in particular) have started asking for "rental" properties. If REITs become a reality in India, developers will have to learn about the "for-lease" business model. In either case, lower operating costs increase the marketability of a property. realism.IN, in this article published in the June 2011 issue of the CREDAI magazine discusses the energy efficiency aspect in detail.
