Residential Real Estate in India - Challenges and Future-Proofing Strategies for Developers

Following the tumult of the past few years, the residential real estate sector of India is moving towards placid waters as it enters a phase of recovery. With housing affordability at its highest in over a decade, regular policy interventions and a special focus on affordable housing by the government are helping developers navigate issues such as limited availability of credit, tax and regulation complexities, construction delays due to labor shortage caused by reverse migration, higher input costs and select instances of highly leveraged balance sheets.

CBRE’s report, ‘Residential Real Estate in India: Challenges and Future-proofing Strategies for Developers’, is an analytical document that identifies the challenges that the residential developer community has been facing: financial, operational and regulatory. It also enumerates ways in which developers can manage these challenges and future-proof their portfolios. Some of these strategies include:

• Focusing on project completions and accelerating sales velocity
• Conducting due diligence and ensuring project viability
• Incorporating technology to reduce construction costs and delays
• Being in line with the change in market dynamics post COVID-19; focus on the ESG model
• Navigating input price volatility through better project management

For an in-depth understanding of these strategies, please download the report by clicking on the link below.