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Availability of finance and liquidity through banks will - Better Infrastructure – Road infrastructure can be
be a concern. Prices of raw materials and cost of planned so that tier 2 & 3 cities are able to obtain
funding may rise, thereby increasing costs and better access to quality material in a timely manner
reducing margins for developers. Higher working
capital may be required for purchase of materials on Social
cash payment basis as required by vendors in such
crisis - Health & safety of people – Strict norms for
movement of people at construction sites,
- Higher liquidity & Availability of funds – Banks, implementation of work from home as possible.
under the relaxed norms of government, should - Changing consumer buying behavior – Social
allow higher liquidity to developers; Setting up of distancing norms might have to be incorporated in
SWAMI fund by SBI Capital was a first good move sales & marketing process
- FDI Investments - foreign direct investments in real - Good hygiene - Sanitization facilities, food options
estate projects to be boosted by government availability and other critical supplies have to be
- REITS funding – Ease of access to capital for taken care of at construction sites & offices
developers through REITS while listing on exchange - Property management - associations of residential
- AIF Funding - Norms for setting up and release of buildings and offices should have established norms
fund from Alternative Investment Fund to be eased for movement and activities within the premises with
- Costing & cashflows rework - Increased operations focus towards health and hygiene
expenses may result in higher costs for developers, - Insurance companies collaboration – Insuring
and cashflows of projects to be reworked safety of workers and people in the team
- Lowering of Interest rates - Banks should pass on
the benefit of lower interest rates announced by RBI Administrative & Legal
to consumers
- Invoking force majeure – Contracts by Developers,
Taxes & Duties allottees, owners, lease/rental contracts will be
subject to force majeure and re-negotiations
The implementation of changes in GST norms for - Norms relaxation by RERA / local sanctioning
developers had increased costs and business model authorities – Project periods should be extended by
calculations for developers. Other taxes, fees & duties RERA / local state bodies; Project sanctioning norms
are also a huge cost & burden for developers. can be relaxed by local corporation bodies
- Faster Project Approvals - Faster turnaround times
- GST inputs - The GST department & government for approvals in state departments & corporations;
authorities may look to rework the costs increased revenues will be generated for state bodies as well
due to levies of GST while procurement of goods and - Efficiency & Technology - Use of technology and
services in Real Estate transparency in liasoning process with state
- Relaxation on ULC /Property tax- ULC penalties departments, corporations and banks
can be lifted in the states that still have such laws for - Framework for rental / lease norms should be
easier norms of development and land holding provided by concerned authorities to avoid defaults
- Stamp Duty reduction - Registration & stamp duty
should be reduced by the states Conclusion