the Q3 2020 base period saw nearly 29,520 units sold across the top 7 cities - much lower than the pre-COVID-19 quarter (Q1 2020) which saw nearly 45,200 homes sold. This effectively results in a larger scope for growth.
Tag: Real Estate Sales In Festive Season India
Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants
The festive season is considered auspicious for property purchase and Indians across many states prefer to make informed property buying decisions during this period.
To encash on the increased demand during the festive season, builders, on their part, leave no stone unturned to lure customers with freebies and discounts.
Over the last few years, mounting unsold stock across cities prompted developers to clear their stock and focus more on project completion rather than launch new ones.
Festive Season Offers
This year, launches have increased, and many builders have, in fact, been offering schemes, freebies and discounts all year long to attract home buyers.
Some of the prominent offers include cash discounts, flexi-payment plans, no registration or stamp duty fees, no EMIs till possession, free home appliances or gold coins, etc.
A lot is up for grabs and it is interesting to note the variations in festive discounts. Cash-starved developers are also coming up with some very innovative and attractive schemes.
If we analyse the trends during the year and previous festive season,
Anuj Puri, Chairman – Anarock Property Consultants
Every year, the end of August ushers in the beginning of festive season in India.
Religious sentiments lead innumerable Indians to plan important purchases and investments – including real estate – during this period.
Naturally, developers also plan for these months well ahead of their arrival with a view to cash in on this positive sentiment.
Unfortunately, last year’s festive season did not meet their expectations as buyers stayed away from the market – primarily due to execution delays, an uncertain economic scenario and unattractively high prices.
Demonetization also played a key part in the depressed sentiment – not only in the resale market as was at first expected, but in primary sales as well.
Most aspiring home buyers deferred their purchase decisions, preferring to wait until RERA kicked in fully. Though most developers offered compelling discounts and schemes, buyers stuck to their cautious approach during the last festive season.
However, the 2017 festive season has started on an altogether different and far more positive note.
While structural reforms by ways of RERA and GST have helped firm up buyer sentiment,