In the year 2021, after the pandemic, residential real estate will see a stratospheric spike in value. For every Indian household, the urge to acquire a home has returned as a top priority. Falling loan rates and decreases in stamp duty triggered a rise in demand for homeownership. People now cherish their homes more than ever because of the epidemic and are pickier about their decisions. A 1-2 percent increase in home prices each year since 2014 is slower than inflation and falls short of income growth. One way to look at it is that property values have been constant, but typical yearly income has climbed by 8-10 percent.
In the year 2000, the median property price was approximately six times the buyer’s annual salary. Individuals will have to pay four times their yearly wages on average to buy a property in 2021. Affordability has risen in all cities between 2011 and 2020. Average house loan rates declined from around 8.9 percent in 2019 down 7 percent to roughly 7 percent today, more than compensating the negative impact on the affordability of reduced incomes.
Some banks will charge as little as 6.65 percent interest on property loans by 2021. If interest rates on home loans stay the same, a person might access an additional Rs 6.5 lakh in credit. If the borrower takes out the same amount of credit, the EMI is lower. When the interest rates on home loans were reduced, the EMI would be around Rs 4,000 less per month. In contrast, decreasing house loan interest rates are merely one element of the affordability problem.
This was the moment to keep customers.
Therefore real estate came up with unique bargains and discounts to cut the price of real estate. Demand is increasing even in these difficult times, as indicated by the beginning of several new projects. There will be less ambiguity regarding the epidemic in the post-COVID situation by 2022, improved foreign exchange conversion rates, and more transparency owing to regulatory procedures that are more severe. By 2022, product design will have surpassed the size of the dwelling as the essential factor.
Outside, a home’s four walls (open spaces and amenities) will become as significant as what is within the four walls as an extra room has become a mandatory client demand. According to a recent poll, integrated townships, walk-to-work, shops, hotels, medical services, educational institutions, and parks are becoming increasingly popular with homebuyers.
The Need To Purchase Residential Real Estate Is Less Urgent
There will be less of a rush to buy residential real estate in the future as individuals spend more time outside of their residences doing things they enjoy. As extra inventory becomes available, prices in well-built cities will likely stay vital for the time being. Second-home markets are predicted to diminish as a result of the outflow from metropolitan hubs.–Laura Gottesman, of Gottesman Real Estate Services
The workers will have issues when it comes to acquiring a property. The affordable housing challenge is facing a perfect storm because of the housing shortage and the increasing hurdles to the entrance for tenants due to increased credit scores, deposits, and required income. It’s anathema if you’ve ever been evicted. As a result, finding a site for our employees to live in will be more challenging.
Reducing the difference between household income and EMI payments
Homebuyers are suffering because of the financial constraints imposed by the government. However, as time has gone, incomes have grown while property values and interest rates have declined. Thus, the EMI-to-income ratio had fallen from around 50 percent in 2014 to about 25 percent in 2020. It’s vital to understand that this is a favourable indicator.
Consistent demand and diminishing supply are the significant drivers underlying this reduction. Developers have had to liquidate inventory in the last three years because of the enormous quantity of debt on their balance sheet.
As a result, the market’s prices decreased. There will be less stress and fewer discount bargains as more money enter the system and ease this pressure. Mumbai’s developer population has also dropped by 40 percent, contributing to the tightness of the market.
Mumbai’s annual sales of residential units have been constant at between 25,000 and 30,000 since 2007. As shown by steady sales in a dismal climate (most investors prefer investing in a growing market) (most investors prefer investing in a rising market). A further early marker of a bull market is a drop in the Mumbai market’s annual supply of housing units. In truth, the collection has trailed behind the demand for the past two years, resulting in a drop in the inventory building. As a result, the tipping point is not far away.
