Budget 2022 is an opportunity for the government to ease the burden on a demographic that has been most affected by the double whammy of decreasing interest rates, increasing retail inflation and medical expenses inflation over the past couple of years – retirees and senior citizens.
Sixty seven per cent of high net worth individuals (HNIs) are planning to buy a luxury property in the next two years in order to upgrade their lifestyle, revealed a survey conducted by India Sotheby’s International Realty.
Residential real estate has staged a dramatic bounce-back across the top seven property markets in India, despite the devastating second wave of Covid-19 that reversed consumer sentiment across sectors, hitting the economy.
Goa has now firmly established itself as a year-round staycation destination, bumping up the average rentals for a well-located property to 4% per annum. Limited supply of quality homes has meant one of the fastest price escalations for Goa real estate, during the pandemic.
Perhaps the most important high point of 2021 for the Indian residential real estate market was that the real estate business did not come to a standstill despite the second wave of the pandemic, and shown resilience to come back from the lows of the uncertainty.
Lured by peace and private jetties, the wealthy are swooping in for villas in Assagao, Siolim, Nachinola and other parts of the state. Over the last two years, Goa’s languid charms have burst upon India’s high net worth individuals (HNIs), who are now swooping in for luxury homes.
One of the major reasons for the increased demand in the luxury and affordable segments can be attributed to the changing need and mindset of the people. The pandemic and the uncertainty that it caused has resulted in an increasing desire among people to own a house of their own.
Around 51 percent of urban Indians think that the festival season, which typically runs from October to November, is a good time to invest in real estate, a survey has found, as developers ready offers to lure consumers. Men are most likely than women to say they will invest in property, the survey found.
Buying a home in the favoured tourist destination Goa was once an aspiration for India’s elite. Since the onset of the pandemic, it is emerging as a need for a second home away from overcrowded cities. Remote workers who are able to log in from anywhere are increasingly snapping up homes in Goa, sending second home purchases skyrocketing since last year.
After one of the most tumultuous years in modern history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, homebuyers are on the lookout for larger, greener properties. They are also moving towards suburbs, secondary cities and vacation destinations world over. Vaccines against the virus will bring urban centres back to life and high street life is slowly coming back.
