Realty sector can double its share in GDP to 13% by 2025: CBRE

The realty sector can more than double its contribution to GDP to 13 per cent by 2025 on rising housing demand, if the government removes bottlenecks in infrastructure, lowers borrowing cost and makes process of approvals shorter, global property consultant CBRE said.

The share of the real estate sector in GDP is likely to be 6.3 per cent in 2013, CBRE said in a report titled 'Assessing the Economic Impact of India's Real Estate Sector'.

The report projected that the realty sector will generate employment for 17.2 million people and supply 8.2 million sq ft by 2025, more than double the figures for the current year.

"India's real estate sector is poised for significant growth in the coming decade as it benefits from significant opportunities such as increasing urbanisation, demand for new housing and the expanding urban fabric of tier II and tier III cities in the country," CBRE said in the report.

That sector, however, faces numerous challenges like high borrowing costs, slow and uneven infrastructure development and lengthy approval processes, the report said.

"Once these bottlenecks are addressed, we can expect the economic contribution of the sector to increase considerably, with its share of the GDP to more than double from 6.3 per cent in 2013 to almost 13 per cent by 2025," it added.

Commenting on the report, CBRE South Asia Chairman and MD Anshuman Magazine said the sector has the potential for significant growth provided country's economic growth does not stagnate and these bottlenecks are removed.

The real estate and construction sector would continue to remain one of the largest employers in the economy, CBRE said, adding the annual employment opportunities generated in the sector are expected to increase from 7.6 million in 2013 to almost 17.2 million in 2025.

The annual real estate supply in India is expected to increase from about 3.6 billion sq ft in 2013 to about 8.2 billion sq ft in 2025. Majority of this space is expected to be concentrated in the residential sector.

Urbanisation in India has been increasing at an unprecedented rate, with almost 71 million people being added to the urban population from 2001 to 2011. At this rate, close to 534 million people will live in Indian cities by 2026. This offers tremendous opportunities for real estate development.

Source:-http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/news/41240641_1_realty-sector-construction-sector-real-estate-sector

New home launches in NCR decline 39% in January-March

The property market of the National Capital Region (NCR) saw a 39 per cent fall in the new launches of apartments to about 7,600 units during January-March period compared with the previous quarter, global realty consultant Cushman & Wakefield said today.

In the top eight cities of the country, Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) said that an estimated 38,000 residential units were launched in the first quarter of 2013, registering a marginal fall of about 2 per cent over the previous quarter.

These major eight cities are -- NCR, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad.

"National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed the launch of approximately 7,600 units, a decline of 39 per cent compared to the previous quarter," C&W said in a statement.

The new launches were concentrated in the suburban locations of Gurgaon (66 per cent) and Noida (34 per cent) with over 80 per cent of units catering to the mid-range segment.

"Due to the subdued demand, Noida witnessed a steep decline in new launches at close to 70 per cent and ended up being the primary contributor for the overall decline in number of launches in the NCR," the consultant said.

Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad also witnessed decline in new launches of residential units by 39 per cent, 3 per cent, 89 per cent and 62 per cent, respectively.

"New Residential Units Launched more than doubled in Bengaluru and Pune in the last quarter, increasing by 144 per cent and 109 per cent, respectively," C&W said. Kolkata saw a modest increase of three per cent.

On prices, the report said that most locations in Delhi witnessed stable capital values in both mid and high-end segments.

However, capital values in high-end segment in South Central Delhi witnessed 15 per cent appreciation over last year due to limited supply and high demand.

Among the suburban locations, Gurgaon saw higher appreciation due to the high demand from both end-users, the workforce working in the various companies located here and investors, coupled with the limited project completions.

Gurgaon saw a change in the capital values in the luxury/high-end and mid-end residential segment at 29 per cent and 18 per cent respectively over last year, C&W said.

"The country's residential market witnessed some vibrant launch activity during the quarter despite the sluggish economic environment. Funding will remain a major challenge for developers while executing these projects," C&W executive managing director (South Asia) Shveta Jain said.

"Capital values have largely remained stable across most micro markets except for some key locations in NCR, Chennai and Bengaluru. Prices are expected to remain largely stable in the coming months as developers will be looking mainly to boost sale and increase cash flows in projects being currently executed," Ms. Jain added.

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