Time for real estate to get rational with budget
Finance Ministry officials maintain that budget wish list of developers…
Finance Ministry officials maintain that budget wish list of developers…
“I am reading these newspaper reports about the real estate sector demanding so many things with the Union Budget. Most of these demands are for their financial health than understanding the market from common homebuyers’ perspective like us. Do we matter at all in this eco system where neither the government nor the developers understand what keeps us away from the property market,” says Shweta Sanyal, an advertising professional in Mumbai.
Surrounded by luxury projects around, this project has been conceptualised as super-luxury experience for the discerning homebuyers that aims to cater to High Networth Individuals (HNIs). Surrounded by a lush green expanse, Paras Quartier aims to truly reflect the ultimate luxury feel in 3 dimensional spiral structure. Highlighted by its 3 Dimensional super tall Iconic Tower and the other two grand condominium towers, Paras Quartier, spread over 10 acres of land, has been visualised as a spiral tower that offers open wide spaces and ample green area.
For achieving 10% growth, India’s domestic economy needs to attract added investor interest, including that of overseas funds. Increased levels of foreign investments would be welcome for the Government’s recently launched “Make in India” initiative as well.
Developers have their own expectations, because positive announcements for real estate buyers made during the budget will help increase the market sentiment, and therefore sales. The general hope is that the budget will provide cheer to intending homebuyers who have been deterred for various reasons.
The senior living sector in India is at a crossroad. With the relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) restrictions on investments in the sector and increasing population of seniors (over 100 million seniors in India at present) to cater to, there clearly exists an untapped opportunity for investment and development in this sector.
Myst has been conceptualised on the basis of in-depth understanding of both stated and unstated needs of our customers. For the project Tata Housing has conducted Qualitative Research followed by Focus Group amongst a niche audience on the location, theme and project architecture. The design was finalised post integrating the design elements as suggested by the consumers.
There had suddenly been a deafening silence when the RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan recently asked the real estate developers to reduce the home prices. However, the economist in Rajan was not making a faux pass. He could rather see a supply side of bubble in the making. Therefore, he came harsh on the sector.
To say that the year 2015 has not been very excisiting for the real estate market across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) would be stating the obvious. The slowdown in the macro-economy, wait & watch by the homebuyers in the property market, relatively higher cost of borrowing till late and fate of reforms oriented policies hanging in uncertainty all collectively dampenend the property market in India’s financial capital. Will the year 2016 be any different?
Buying a home, though a momentous step for most people, is usually not a final thing in and by itself. Most homeowners will upgrade their homes at some point, which makes their first homes ‘starter homes’.