With the BJP forming the government, Cushman & Wakefield in India expects some noticeable changes in the politico - economic conditions of India as the party’s election manifesto promises changes in the industry.
General Impact on Realty in India..
In the analysis on the overall impact the new central government can have on India's realty market Mr. Sanjay Dutt, Executive Managing Director, South Asia, Cushman & Wakefield said, "With the new government being voted in at the centre with an overwhelming majority, it is expected to provide a new direction and guidance to core policies that will have direct and indirect impact on the sector.
The coming of a majority government will have an overall stronger impact on policies viz-a-viz a coalition government and investments in various businesses and sectors of the economy is expected to pick up pace, all of which will generate more demand for real estate assets. A stable government will lift the sentiments of the investor community who have a strong impact on housing and office sales. Hence, both end-users and investors are expected to increase their investments in the sector and contribute to its growth."
Urbanization & Infrastructure Development..
With the formation of a new BJP led government next week, the real estate sector now expects the focus to shift to the expansion and development of infrastructure like highways and roads, ports, railway lines, manufacturing hubs, dams, canals and irrigation channels, etc which will also lay the ground work for developing the 100 new urban centres that serve as twin cities or satellite towns.
Only about 31 % of the population lives in urban India, which is already grappling with issues pertaining to crowding, strained infrastructure, pollution, expensive realty, etc. Hence, there is an immense need for new growth corridors & urban centres that cater to the needs of the increasing population from rural India that is migrating to urban India in search of a better quality of life.
From a sustainability point too, the Government needs to aggressively pursue its agenda of developing new urban centres as mere expansion of existing ones is not yielding the desired results.
Mr. Sanjay Dutt said, "The creation of and boost to demand for real estate will be an incidental byproduct of the process of development and urbanisation; creation of job opportunities that secure the livelihoods of the hugely underprivileged population whilst providing better access to basic necessities like housing, water, electricity, medical facilities, education, etc will be the major successes of such an initiative.
To achieve these objectives, the Government needs to follow a well thought of and implemented plan that allows speedy execution of projects through single window clearances, access to cheap funding and raw materials, etc. Without these in place the objectives will remain on paper, which given the past track record of the new Prime Minister should not really be a concern."
What Global Investors can expect..?
On the expectations that foreign investors and businesses have with the new Modi Government, Sanjay Dutt told, "Foreign businesses and investors wishing to invest in India would like the new government to maintain an informed and committed approach to foreign investments; implementation of General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) with retrospective effect on foreign-owned businesses, imposition of Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) in SEZs, flip flops on FDI in multi-brand retail, delayed implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Direct Taxes Code (DTC), etc are perceived negatively by the international investors and affect the inflows of much needed capital.
They would also like Modi to introduce policies that promote economic growth, stabilise the currency and also implement necessary legislations on Real Estate Regulation and REITs that will bring in higher level of transparency by curbing malpractices and boost growth by providing better avenues for investment capital."
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