'HomeShikari', the online real estate portal: Home hunting made easy. Do it on your own terms!

 Home hunting made easy. Do it on your own terms!

Numerous wasted weekends and the hassles that one goes through while hunting for a home got the founders at TTK Services thinking of an innovative idea for home hunting. The real estate market in India is highly fragmented, localised and extremely opaque. Most brokers are out to make a quick buck. Even with real estate portals, the focus is on selling and advertising but never on what the consumer needs.

'HomeShikari', the online real estate portal was launched with the goal to usher in transparency and to make home hunting easy for consumers. HomeShikari is a division of TTK Services Pvt Ltd., a member of the US$ 45 Crore million TTK Group of companies, a trusted name since 1928. Launched in Bangalore towards the end of 2011, it aims to change the way consumers interact for their property needs.

HomeShikari has created a robust platform that enables all stakeholders; buyers, sellers, home owners, tenants and builders to connect with each other directly, thus eliminating brokerage. It did so by  launching 'Verified Listings' in India, where their team visits the property, takes pictures, videos, measures the property and draws up the floor plan before uploading it onto HomeShikari.com, with a verified tag. 

This ensures that prospective consumers are able to get accurate, verified and detailed information about each property and can decide on which ones to actually visit. It also helps build trust because what people see on the website is what they will get. No misleading information.

From a lister or builder perspective, it provides an appropriate channel (rich media) to disseminate as much information as possible. The portal supports a strictly no ads, no spam policy resulting in better qualified leads, lower cost and lesser effort for sellers. HomeShikari recently launched its feature-rich Builder marketplace that gives consumers all the information they require in their search for new homes. The website’s advanced features lets consumers choose what updates they receive and from whom and contact interested parties without ever compromising their privacy.

HomeShikari focuses on giving transparent and unbiased information, a hassle free online experience and allied services to consumers. The service encourages consumers to go direct and pay No Brokerage. When every other service is headed that way, HomeShikari strongly believes that real estate should be no different.

Further, HomeShikari’s Value Added Services helps consumers with property tax payments, getting an encumbrance certificate or Khata, managing their tenant, monitoring vacant property and a lot more. It offers a helping hand at every stage right from searching, buying, managing, safeguarding to growing your valuable asset, your home.

· Verified Listings, Only by HomeShikari ·           Map Based Search, Geo-tagged homes ·           Photos, Videos, Floor Plans, Detailed Specifications ·           Saved Search and Notifications ·           Preference based updates, no spam ·           Click to call features ·           Go Direct, No Brokerage

·           Qualified Leads ·           No wasting time merely giving out information ·           Short codes and Easy connect for Enquiries ·           Connect without compromising privacy ·           Improve trust through verification ·           Never miss a lead, voice mails, alerts ·           Refund on De-listing

TTK Services Pvt. Ltd. was formed in 2000 to provide services to the NRI community. In April 2004, it launched a complete concierge service in India under the brand name YourManInIndia, targeted at non-resident Indians. Today, it is still the market leader in this segment, providing a wide range of physical concierge services across India. This division also provides immigration and global mobility solutions to some of the biggest corporate clients in India, including 50 of the top IT firms.

In 2005, it launched its second business division GetFriday. The division aims at providing the benefits of outsourcing to busy individuals and small companies across the world through its wide range of personalized services. It is currently the world's leading virtual assistance service, with thousands of clients in more than 50 countries across the world

HomeShikari is the latest service offering from the company. It was launched in 2011 for the Bangalore market and is expected to launch in other markets in the next fiscal year. The service leverages the operational strength of the company's decade long expertise at handling complex property matters of NRIs.

The TTK Group is a trusted name in India and overseas since 1928. It has created and been associated with several leading consumer brands, including several household names in India such as Prestige Cookware, Woodwards Gripe Water, Eva Deo, Dr Scholls, Kohinoor and Skore condoms. 

The Group has a keen sense of social responsibility, and funds several charitable and social organizations. Some of these are the Rotary-TTK Voluntary Blood Bank, TTK De-addiction centers, TTK Schools for the Underprivileged and the Music Academy.

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