Housing Sales: Demand Expected To Continue Going Forward; Volume May Jump 12% In FY23
News 18After being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and coming to almost a standstill for two years, the real estate market has now started gaining momentum. The momentum is expected to continue in 2022-23 on the back of strong demand, and housing sales may jump around 12 per cent year-on-year in the current financial year, according to a report by India Ratings. The steady performance and quick revival in FY22 have likely helped the sector regain buyer’s trust.” In the financial year 2021-22, for the top-eight real estate clusters, housing sales increased 42 per cent y-o-y on a pandemic-impacted lower base. In FY23, Ind-Ra expects well-known and trusted developers to witness better sales, and affordable housing segments to continue to claim around 50 per cent share of the total sales, the report said. “Demand for offices has started making a swift return with office space leasing registering a 25 per cent year-on-year jump during January-March 2022 to 10.8 million square feet.