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estate market is now slowly turning in favour of the working class with a gradual shift towards the affordable housing segment according to a leading real estate consultancy. In Thiruvananthapuram, the most happening place in real estate in the state, the property prices have doubled in 4 years, according to the consultancy. Nowadays, the architects and civil engineers of Kerala are coming up with new strategies and methods of planning and construction with the idea of retaining the charm of the serene locales of the State. In the backdrop of the climate change causing concern at the global level, the fuel-efficient ‘green building concept’ using available resources has been catching on in the State of late, as both builders and customers have realized the value of preserving the natural environs and conserving energy for better results. With easy access to home loans and other ANCHOR INDIA dream makers 199