Economic Activity and purchasing power

Realty experts are of the view that while there might be some euphoria-driven rise in transactions and a marginal rise in prices, this will dissipate soon. “It will take another 12-odd month before prices begin to rise within the sector. And that will happen only if the new government has a successful first six months and its initiatives put the economy on a higher growth path. One reason why prices may not rise immediately is that they are already very high in most major metros. The economic slowdown has had an impact on salary revisions, and hence on urban buyers' purchasing power.

“Economic activity has to pick up and purchasing power has to rise before we see more demand in the housing sector. High interest rates are another deterrent. In the near term, the new government can't down interest rates, especially with inflation reining high.

Urgently needed reforms while the new government can't engineer a quick revival of the real estate sector, it can take several steps that would have a salutary impact in the medium to long term. One, it could expedite the process of granting approvals to real estate projects. “We expect the new government to be more efficient in granting approvals to real estate projects. Developers complain that the authorities too should be made accountable for not granting timely approvals.

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