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Real Estate Round-up 2019: How India’s Real Estate Sector has Performed in Year 2019?

Jan 20,2020 / By / No Comment
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Indian Real Estate 2019 Round Off

Real Estate is one of the key driving factors behind the growth of the Indian Economy and plays a pivotal role in the nation’s GDP growth. It is among the most recognized sectors globally. It creates millions of direct and indirect employment opportunities and supports the country’s development. It consists of 4 sub-sectors – Housing, Commercial, Retail, and Hospitality. The growth of this sector is well complemented by the growth of the corporate sector and the demand for office space as well as urban and semi-urban houses. The real estate sector of India ranks 3rd among the 14 major sectors that have a direct and indirect impact on all sectors of the economy.

The year 2019 has been a period of ups and downs for the Indian Real Estate Sector. There have been various policy and taxation related announcements in the last year. The market experienced the impact of the ongoing Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) crisis which resulted in a liquidity crisis and a slow pace of recovery in sales. On the other hand, the successful launch of India’s first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) opened new avenues for investments in real estate while multiple government SOPs provided much relief to the housing sector.

Post the policy reforms of 2017 such as demonetization, RERA, and GST, the residential market is absorbing the impact of these changes and is on the path to recovery. India continues to retain its position as the world’s fastest major growing economy on the back of improved investor confidence and better policy reforms.

The growth of the Indian Real Estate Market in 2019 has been driven by numerous factors including technology, improved ease of doing business, dust settling post the implementation of reforms such as GST and RERA, and demand-supply dynamics, among others.

It is also expected that the real estate sector will incur more and more NRI Investments in both the short and long term.

In the year 2019, the realty sector has experienced its highs and lows. Affordable Housing performed beyond expectations within the residential segment, while the luxury apartments continued to witness subdued sales. On the other hand, the commercial segment saw most of the investment flowing in as the year comes to an end. Whereas, other asset classes such as warehousing, Coworking, and Co-living gained momentum.

Initiatives are taken By The Government

If we look back at 2019, we can not deny that the government did not make sincere efforts to strengthen the sector. A series of reforms and policy changes were adopted. Some of them are:

  • Reducing GST rates to 1% for affordable homes and 5% for under-construction flats/apartments
  • The announcements about NHB raising liquidity to the housing finance companies
  • Relaxation of External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) funds
  • Creation of Alternative Investment Fund of Rs 25,000 crore for Stalled Housing Projects
  • Successive Repo Rate cut coming to 9-years low (total 135 basis points in 2019)
  • Tax holiday to first time home buyers
  • Relaxation in FDI norms for a single brand retail
  • The government slashed the corporate tax rate to 25.17% from 30% for existing companies, and to 15% from 25% for new manufacturing companies.
  • In 2019, consolidation continued in the residential segment. Those developers who are either on the verge of insolvency or have their project stalled continued to re-enter the market through joint development, or mergers.
  • Technological advancement in real estate too increased in the last year.

Post-2017 reforms such as Real Estate (Development & Regulation) Act (RERA), the inventory pile-up kept increasing across markets. New launches had taken a hit. Increasing unsold inventory became a cause of concern as liquidity challenges coupled with RERA deadlines made it tougher to deliver the project. In spite of the odds, those with deep pockets or leading names in the realty sector continued to outperform in 2019.

Since the start of this calendar year, there is a decrease in unsold inventory, which is a positive sign for the industry’s revival. In 2020, this is likely to reduce further to healthy levels. Another crucial factor for improved sales was largely stagnant property prices. Going forward, we may witness investors, funds, and lenders showing confidence to finance future projects. If employment levels improve and inflation kept under check, the revival of the sector isn’t distant. The year 2020 may well be the turnaround year.

Market Size

The real estate sector in India is expected to reach a market size of US$ 1 trillion by 2030 from US$ 120 billion in 2017 and contribute 13% of the country’s GDP by 2025. Retail, hospitality and commercial real estate are also growing significantly, providing the much-needed infrastructure for India’s growing needs.

Housing Sector

As per the CBRE report, it is expected that out of the 2.3 lakh new unit launches in 2019 in the top 7 cities, nearly 40% or approximately 92,000 units were in the affordable segment, followed by mid-segment with a 33% share. The luxury and ultra-luxury segments amounted to the least share with 10% (approximately 23,000 new units). Apart from that, Center Approves 3.31 Lakh More Houses Under PMAY(U) to fulfill the housing needs of the Urban poorer.

  • Housing sales in 2019 saw a modest 4-5% annual growth with over 2.58 lakh homes sold during the year.
  • New housing launches in 2019 saw an 18-20% annual growth with over 2.3 lakh units.

Commercial Sector

As per the CBRE report, office leasing increased by more than 30% annually to cross 47 million sq.ft. during the first three quarters of 2019, exceeding its previous high of 2018. The leasing exercise reached about 15.4 million sq.ft. during Q3 2019, rising by nearly 23% on an annual basis.

Commercial office space continued to be the most sought-after asset class.

Forecast

Since the start of the year 2020, there is a drop in unsold inventory, which is a positive sign for the industry’s recovery. And it will probably see a growing trend in 2020. We expect the hurdles in the real estate sector to get resolved. Stagnant property prices was another factor for improved sales. Going ahead, we may clearly see investors, funds, and lending houses showing confidence to finance future projects. If employment levels improve and inflation remained under control, the recovery of the sector is not very far.

 

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Insights on Kolkata Residential Real Estate Market

Jul 2,2019 / By / No Comment
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Insights on Kolkata Residential Real Estate Market

Kolkata, traditionally an end-user driven market has exhibited vibrant growth in the residential real estate market in the past few years. The core city grows exponentially over time both towards north and south directions with corresponding development of social and civic infrastructure because of population explosion and fast urbanization. It has been the driving force for sustainable demand for affordable residential properties in and around Kolkata. The realistic value proposition for the residential units, strong market foundation, and relatively stable political scenario have given a competitive edge for Kolkata over the other metro cities in India. The introduction of HIRA (Housing Industry Regulatory Authority) from 1st June 2018 has further strengthened the market nerves in terms of transparency, accountability, and trust. It has been recorded that the majority of the ongoing residential projects and just completed projects from reputed builders in city and suburb locations have been showing steady absorption over the last few quarters. Kolkata has witnessed many new launches especially around the city suburb areas like Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Belghoria, Sodepur, Barrackpore, etc. in the north and Garia, Boral, Narendrapur, Baruipur, Behala, Thakurpukur Joka etc. in the south side of the main city to meet the continuous demand from the buyers. The BT road and Jessore road are the major northern suburb thoroughfares which have seen rapid construction activities due to gradually improving transport and civic facility and the availability of suburban railway network running parallel to these roads. In the southern suburbs, the fast development and metro connectivity alongside the long stretches of Diamond Harbour Road (Joka, Thakurpur, Amtala) and NSC Bose Road (Tollygunj-Garia-Baruipur) have been instrumental for its transformation as a preferred zone of affordable residential settlement. The PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna) scheme of affordable housing has also stimulated the overall market demand.

The transaction of properties in Rajarhat-New Town area is also taking right pace as the entire locality gradually upgrade its basic infrastructure, offerings of social amenities during last few quarters. Moreover, smooth connectivity and the proposed expansion of metro railway network to link the core city and other suburban areas give added feature for the ongoing and upcoming properties to attract the potential buyers. Additionally, this satellite township continued to draw the attention of the IT professionals due to its proximity to Salt Lake Sector V, the well-developed IT hub of Kolkata.

The EM Bypass and adjoining neighborhood have rapidly changed the skyline of the eastern fringe areas of the city during last decade and still continue to attract the hi-end buyers with the superior residential projects amidst of greenery and excellent all-around transport connectivity. The upcoming Garia-Airport Metro connectivity has also increased the demand for properties. The premium residential projects around the well-established posh localities in Kolkata like Alipore, Ballygunje and some selected south-central city locations generate limited supply targeted for a niche segment of citizens in Kolkata with a steady appreciation of property value backed by sufficient demand.

Yash ji

Insights by – Yash Vardhan Kejriwal
Executive Director – PIONEER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD.

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Is it a right choice to buy a property this Akshaya Tritiya?

Apr 18,2018 / By / No Comment

buy-homeWe all know that Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious occasion for buying gold and making such other investments. This day is considered auspicious for both donations and investment, Akshaya Tritiya is one of the three most religiously significant days in the Hindu calendar.

Homebuyers, looking for property, can make a purchase on this day and those, who have already bought a property, can do the Griha Pravesh ceremony on this day.

 

Reasons to buy a home during Akshaya Tritiya

Free goodies: Some developers are offering discounts on the base price. Some builders are offering freebies such as modular kitchen, electrical appliances, woodwork furnishing, gold coin, vehicle, etc., depending on the ticket size. Homebuyers can select these freebies to bring down the total cost of buying a property.

Lower interest rates: With low-interest rates given by the financial institutions, developers turn up with new schemes in housing projects making it an open wide road for homebuyers with low interest and more alternatives in housing plans.

Less risk-ratio: The property prices in most of the places in India have gone down for certain reasons rather growing. This reason makes it promising for home buyers who are a few steps away from having a property to buy one this year.

It also makes the properties affordable compared to the prices a few years back. The real estate market is now steady with reasonable property prices, so this is the right time to buy a property of your own.

Cities you can invest in this Akshaya Tritiya
Buyers should consider options, based on their investment, expected returns and risk capacity. Big cities and metropolitan regions involve large investment and the returns are comparatively lesser, in comparison to emerging cities, where the investment amount required is low, and the returns are quite higher.

The most attractive cities for investment in property are Pune, NCR, Vadodara, Jaipur, outskirts of Mumbai and all the developing localities where infrastructural development is making a big impact.

Above mention, cities are also attractive because of the rapid acceptance of commercial real estate in these markets. This gives clear signs for setting up of demand for the residential real estate, which normally lags the commercial segment by around one to two years.

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Walk-to-work concept is gaining momentum in Indian Real Estate

Dec 6,2017 / By / No Comment

The concept of new urbanism and walk-to-work is gaining momentum in major cities. The concept of new urbanism inspires developments such as housing, workplace, and shopping in the vicinity of each other, and walkable streets and blocks and reachable public spaces play a vital part in such developments.

According to Colliers Research, about 90 million sq ft of office space under the different stage of construction across India is likely to complete in the next three years, and to be precise IT-ITeS districts of the cities will promote such walk-to-work concepts in Indian cities.

Bengaluru residential developers have already started trying out the concept of walk-to-work with projects near Whitefield and Hebbal. Integrated developments with schools, colleges, malls and public spaces within 500 mts to 1 km range will further counterpart such walk-to-work growths.

Tier 1 developers are concentrating on integrated developments. Some of the most popular samples of the integrated township are Prestige Shantiniketan and Brigade Metropolis in Whitefield, World Trade Center in Yeswanthpur. More developers are going to join the league.

The Magarpatta city in Pune is also one such successful example of a viable development model integrated with the commercial zone, housing developments, institutions, healthcare facilities and entertaining spaces with best in class infrastructure.

At the same time, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) trends should create a balanced land-use blend with residential developments along the transit corridor that help in succeeding controlled developments within the cities.

With a focus on the creation of mixed-use development in the effect zone of transit stations that are within the walking distance of (500-800 m), TOD is possible to lessen the average travel time and expenditures on transportation.

TOD should also include a facility for public spaces, systematized parking and support foot-travelers, bicyclists and non-motorized transport (NMT) users in cities.

Recently, India has observed a notable economic growth, Indian cities are emerging at a rate faster than other cities in the world. According to the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), the urban population in the country, which is approximately 377 million, is expected to grow up to 600 million by 2030.

This rapid development coupled with growing residential and commercial developments has led to many critical significances such as road traffic issues, increased pollution, public safety, and flooding. This, in turn, is weakening the livability quotient in the fast urbanizing metro cities.

While India’s collective annual infrastructure investment amounts to 35% of GDP, the government evaluates that it needs USD 1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment in another ten years. Even this huge amount will possibly only help bridge the infrastructure shortfall rather than create room for future infrastructural development.

As per the study was done by Colliers Research, the real estate developers should also focus on mixed-use developments at city fringes or beyond the city limits to house the overflowing population of the urban region to stabilize population explosion in main cities.

This planning method will not just ease the burden of urban infrastructure but also drive affordable housing as it remains as a distant dream owing to the high land cost in overbuilt areas in the city.

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