Over 1000 delegates comprising both national and international attendees convened at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield for the Government of Karnataka endorsed NAR-India 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Convention 2018. The convention was hosted by the Bangalore Realtors Association - India.

Mr. Pravin Phase President NAR-India, Mr. Syed Naseer Hussain, Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Mr. Irfan Razack, CMD Prestige Group, Mr. Ayub Khan, Secretary NAR- India, Mr. Farook Mahmood, Founder President &amp; Vice Chairman NAR- India and Mr. Ravi Verma, Chairman NAR-India inaugurated NAR - India 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Convention 2018  today.

The delegates at the convention included a rich mix of investors, equity funds, financial institutions, chartered accountants, developers, legal professionals, corporate real estate heads, venture capitalists, real estate professionals, project and facility managers, architects, valuers, realtors and other stakeholders.

The international investors affiliated to NAR-India promoted Bengaluru as a global investment destination. Leading international panelists participated in panel discussions, across the two days providing an insight into the global perspective on investing in Bengaluru.

Speaking at the NAR-India 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Convention, Mr. Farook Mahmood, Founder and Managing Director, Silver line Realty, Bengaluru and Founder President and Vice Chairman, NAR-India; said, “The Indian real estate sector is the country’s second largest employer and is slated to grow at 30 per cent over the next decade. Bengaluru is expected to be the most favored property investment destination for NRIs, followed by other cities. It is important that developers work on creating a Happy City – one that creates a favorable environment for residence and employment, on a large scale, to ensure that return on investments as well as demand, remain constant. There are several ways to do that and this forum of the NAR-India 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Convention is one such where multi-stakeholders can get together and discuss how this goal can be achieved”.