“Housing is a longer term trend and the way to play it is directly through real estate stocks as the home improvement sector is connected to real estate. When you are investing in real estate, be sure that you are backing the right promoters,” says Nilesh Shah
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The coronavirus shook the real estate market to the core in 2020. As the virus wrecked havoc in the U.S. and abroad, tenant leases were cancelled, millions defaulted on their rents and companies shuttered their offices, sending real estate companies and landlords in a state of shock. According to Deloitte, deal volume in the global commercial real estate market plummeted 36% year over year $306 billion in the second quarter of 2020 because of the pandemic-related economic strain and uncertainty. However, analysts believe that the economic activity is bound to recover in late 2021 and early 2022, and now is the suitable time to invest in real estate stocks to reap big gains in the future.
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NEW DELHI: If early signs are anything to go by, real estate is one sector that is going to be the hottest theme of Calendar 2021. In fact, it may also give a new lease of life to some other sectors that depend on it.
Macro data and early numbers reported by the real estate companies suggest a recovery is on the cards. Encouraged by lower property prices, cheaper loans and encouragement from the government authorities, demand has picked up.
Will the trend continue? Going by the signals the market is sending out and management commentaries, the answer is affirmative.