kanpur for those worried about how to buy their dream house in times of recession houses n homes organised by the times of india in association with jk white cement at lajpat bhawan lawn on friday proved to be the perfect solution the twoday fair was inaugurated by union minister for coal and energy sriprakash jaiswal who was of the view that organising such an event would be beneficial both for the participants and the customerswith as many as 16 stalls ranging from real estate developers housing consultancy interiors housing schemes and vastu consultation the fair offered a complete solution to the housing problems be it design solutions on how to do up your dream home or attractive schemes on white goods to vastu consultation and interior counselling houses n homes provided a chance to explore the best housing options like never beforeeldeco housing and industries ltd who have earned a name for their work in developing townships in lucknow panipat ludhiana and gurgaon had much more on offer for kanpurites through this fair they presented their scheme of developing duplex houses for the residentssunil marketing head of raghunath builders already a known name in the city after developing the nri city with integrated villas said metros and agrade cities have reached saturation in terms of townships and integrated societies and hence the group has turned towards kanpur it being viewed as a potential market for investmentwhen asked about the effect of recession on the real estate industry anshuman singh senior marketing manager eldeco said unlike metros kanpur still has got a lot to prove in real estate recession has not affected the tier ii cities and is thus attracting more and more housing and township developersjk white cement one of the most promising brands of the city in white goods attracted architects officials of military engineering services mes along with the individuals who arrived with house and wallrelated problems the products being economical and durable speak about the brand value and thus attract majority of the locals when it comes to trusting the brand said ajay jain area manager of a project by jk white cementbriefing about the trends in the development of housing societies and townships nivedita gupta sales executive of dolphin developers said with majority of the cities turning into a concrete jungle the thrust now is on the outskirts away from the cramped environment of highrisesthe event is being managed by good show events and promotions and the participants in the fair include raghunath builders rimjhim ispat eldeco townships and housing ltd anand builders agarwal group premier group tata tisco lubi pumps and motors kutchina srishti bs structures corfom mattresses and resinova among others