Elara Technologies ranked 34th among India’s ‘Great Place To Work’ for 2019

National, July 01, 2019:  Elara Technologies Pte Ltd., owner of Housing.com, PropTiger.com, Makaan.com has been ranked 34^th in the annual ranking of India’s Best Companies to Work For conducted by the Great Place to Work® Institute and The Economic Times. The company’s initiatives centred around its employees, including global best practices, extensive training modules and employee benefits along with a commitment towards work-life balance contributed significantly to the company’s strong performance on the list. The acknowledgement places Elara Technologies among an elite group of 50 companies chosen from over 600 organisations across 20+ industry sectors that provide employees a fun, challenging and learning environment at work

Using an objective methodology of assessing workplace culture, the Great Place to Work institute benchmarked the surveyed companies as per two key parameters that measure employee experience and people practices. Over the years, Elara Technologies has striven to build an organisation on the fundamentals of trust, transparency, and expertise. With strategic acquisitions, the company has grown rapidly without losing its cultural nucleus. Elara Technologies has implemented several initiatives for its employees that contribute to their growth and development. Being a hybrid organization that brings the worlds of real estate and e-commerce together, the company has designed customized and robust programs to keep employees at the leading edge of an ever-changing environment.

Commenting on the achievement, Dhruv Agarwala, Group CEO, Housing.com, PropTiger.com, Makaan.com, and FastFox.comsaid, “Dedication and commitment permeate every aspect of our business where we foster a culture in which, employees perform at the highest level while maintaining a healthy balance in their lives. I am proud of the trust and camaraderie that our culture has fostered amongst our employees. This ranking endorses the fact that our efforts are in the right direction, inspiring us to take excellence to new heights.”

Rohit Hasteer, Group CHRO, Housing.com, PropTiger.com, Makaan.com, and FastFox.com said, “Winning a place on this coveted list is a strong testimony of the trust and confidence that our employees repose in us. We strive to promote growth, innovation and collaborative teamwork where every team member is an equal stakeholder in the success of the organization. We are constantly working towards cultivating a culture of ownership and belongingness amongst employees, ensuring that they get ample opportunities to grow and have impactful careers. Our high rank is an acknowledgement from our employees who believe in a common dream and most importantly, a reiteration of our commitment towards creating a happy workplace.” 

India’s Best Companies To Work For is the country’s largest annual study based on workplace culture aimed at identifying, recognizing, learning and spreading best practices of organizations that achieve business objectives by being great workplaces. More than 600 companies across 20+ industries participated in the study in India, making it one of the most competitive lists nationally.

About Elara Technologies Pte. Ltd.

Singapore-based technology services company Elara Technologies Pte. Ltd is the owner of Housing.com, PropTiger.com,  Makaan.com. and FastFox.com. The company provides digital real estate marketing and transactions services.

Housing.com

Founded in 2012, Housing.com is India’s most innovative real estate advertising platform for developers, real estate brokers, home owners and tenants. The company offers the largest selection of verified listings in India through a trained team of data collectors, analysts and auditors. The one-of-a-kind Data Sciences Lab at Housing.com analyses a significant body of data to allow buyers and sellers to make intelligent decisions.

PropTiger.com

PropTiger.com is India’s leading digital real estate advisory firm offering a one-stop platform for buying residential real estate. Founded in 2011 with the goal to help people buy their dream homes, PropTiger.com leverages the power of information and the organisation’s deep-rooted understanding of the real estate sector to bring simplicity, transparency and trust in the home buying process.

PropTiger.com helps home-buyers through the entire home-buying process through a mix of technology-enabled tools as well as on-ground support. The company offers researched information about various localities and properties and provides guidance on matters pertaining to legal paperwork and loan assistance to successfully fulfil a transaction. Since inception, the PropTiger.com team has facilitated the sales of close to 25,000 homes worth nearly US$2.2 billion. 

Makaan.com

Makaan.com was acquired by Elara in May 2015, with a vision to establish a true "marketplace" in real estate. With consumer ratings on more than 30,000 sellers, credible listings data and real-time intelligence on property search, makaan.com has quickly emerged as the preferred partner for consumers looking to rent, buy or sell a home. With its unique post-paid advertising fees model and value proposition of no upfront fees for sellers, makaan.com has grown to have more than 45,000 active sellers with over 15000 active brokers in a short span of time. makaan.com offers its online consumers the maximum property options and has become one of the largest advertising platforms in online real estate in India with 1 million residential properties listed across the country.

Makaan.com was recently selected as a runner up in the Most Innovative Platform category at a global event in the ICMA event held at Vienna, Austria.

 FastFox.com

FastFox.com is an online-to-offline (O2O) brokerage firm that works in partnership with other brokers and landlords to list residential properties online for rental purposes.

FastFox.com has pioneered the revolutionary ‘Open House’ model for rentals in India, in which a house is open for viewing by home seekers for a scheduled period of time.