realestate2022

How you should invest in real estate in times of Covid-19 Successful real estate investing is about identifying asset and pricing cycles, and crystallising the right investment thesis at the right point in the cycle. Historically, returns have been highest when purchases have been made prudently at times of distress and fear. As I write this, the novel Coronavirus has infected lakhs of people with the death toll of over 1.30 lakh. As the CEO and Co-founder of a real estate investment platform, I often get asked the question ‘How does this affect real estate investing?’ As most of the world goes into lockdown, we see the impact of the pandemic in the following ways on real estate in descending order of impact: 1. Hotels: The most affected asset class within real estate will be Hotels for obvious reasons. Hotel stocks around the world have seen significant fall in stock prices in anticipation of falling occupancies and room rates. 2. Retail Malls: Next in line are retail malls. Malls h...

Should you buy a home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Should one consider a property investment? While the obvious answer seems to be ‘no’, there are many upsides to investing in a real estate asset right now Countries across the world are busy fighting the Coronavirus pandemic while businesses are struggling to keep their workforce afloat. Uncertainty is widespread, in terms of jobs, career, finances, dividends, stocks or bonuses. This has also affected home buyers, as well as investors who were considering real estate investment before the disease started spreading. The  lockdown has brought economic activity to a standstill , affecting consumption and income. Amidst all this, should one consider a property investment? While, the obvious answer seems to be ‘no’, there are many upsides to investing in a tangible asset right now. Benefits of investing in real estate:- Lending rates are at their lowest The Reserve Bank of India had announced a cut in the repo rate , which will bring d...

COVID-19: Impact on the Mumbai Property Market The spread of the Corona Virus, has impacted most industries & businesses. The real-estate industry, which was already under a lot of stress, will now have to face with more problems related to further lack of demand, slowing of construction and lack of liquidity in the system. The real-estate industry being very diverse, will be impacted in different ways, some positive and some negative too. We have, below, tried to summarise our Observations, Analysis & Forecasts for the Mumbai Real-estate market, to help the key participants get a peek into the future… Observations, Forecasts & Trend Analysis: Once the lockdown is opened up, slowly, steadily, and probably phase-wise, the Property market may take quite some time to open up - we anticipate about 2 ~ 3 quarters at least , for things to get moving. Currently, the Property prices are in ‘ suspend mode’ , and hence, there is no way to gauge what the new levels would be - only ti...