Macro level forecast suggests Asia in general, and China and India in particular, will continue to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) despite the slowdown as Europe and the US continue to grapple with economic problems of their own.
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The impact of slowdown is already being felt on the real estate market with residential segment witnessing sluggish demand across all the major cities.
DTZ Research estimates that US$316bn of capital will be available to invest in global real estate in 2012, a 4 per cent decrease on its previous estimate at the end of 2010.
While the real estate carries home the point that the very nature of business has gone for a change with second generation taking over the business, professionals driving the show and efforts for an overall image makeover.
The only constant is change. This has been an axiomatic truth for the Indian real estate market over the last 24 months, with volatility having become a byword to describe it.
With the US and European debt crisis affecting sentiments across the world, the Indian real estate sector is likely to see a gloomy phase in the next 12 months.
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The Fitch Ratings 2011 outlook for the Indian real estate sector seems to contradict itself. While it says the realty market is stable in the year, it also warns of a negative bias. The negative forecast of Fitch Ratings is, however, based more on the sentiments than the emerging market reality.
It’s ironic that a sector worth $140 billion that has weathered the market crash twice in the last around a decade and still emerged as the fastest growing contributor to the GDP has not been granted even industry status in India.