Listed Realty Companies’ Sales Share Increased to 22% in First Nine Months of FY21
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The overall housing sales in the first nine months of FY2021 was approximately 93,140 units across the top seven cities of which the top 8 listed players’ share stood at 22% while non-listed leading players’ share was 18%. Non-branded developers accounted for a 60% sh
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May 26, 2021 4:05 AM
The overall housing sales in the first nine months of FY2021 was approximately 93,140 units across the top seven cities of which the top 8 listed players’ share stood at 22% while non-listed leading players’ share was 18%. Non-branded developers accounted for a 60% share, an analysis by Anarock has said. In contrast, of the total 2.03 lakh units sold in top 7 cities in FY2017, the share of these top 8 listed players was the lowest at about 6% while that of non-listed leading players stood at 11% and others (non-branded) had a whopping 83% share. The top eight listed developers considered are Brigade Enterprises, Godrej Properties, Kolte-Patil, Mahindra Lifespaces, Oberoi Realty, Prestige Estates, Puravankara, and Sobha. These players together sold as much as 21.23 mn sq. ft. area in the first three quarters of financial year 2021 (Apr-Dec. 2020 period) despite the first wave of COVID-19 – rising by 2% against the corresponding period in FY2020, when 20.88 mn sq. ft. were sold. Among the listed players, Godrej Properties sold the maximum in terms of area (approximately 6.64 mn sq. ft.) in this period, followed by Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates with approx. 5.04 mn. sq. ft. space. After the roll-out of structural policies including RERA and GST, organized and branded players’ dominance has risen exponentially. Homebuyer demand has tilted towards branded products. Both listed and leading developers have been catering to this new demand with projects for the affordable and mid-income segments, rather than playing only to the luxury homes gallery. This demand-supply equilibrium has helped keep sales momentum going during the pandemic, when housing demand rose significantly. Top 8 listed players collectively sold approx. 21.23 mn sq. ft. of residential space in the first nine months of FY21. Complete data for the fourth quarter FY2021 is still awaited. Breaking down the data on a quarterly basis reveals that Q3 FY21 (the Oct.-Dec. period) was one of the best-ever quarters for these listed players with total area sold increasing by 77% against the preceding quarter (Q2 FY21 - Jul-Sept). The first quarter of FY21 (Apr.– Jun.), perhaps the most heavily impacted by the COVID-19-induced national lockdown - saw approximately 5.16 mn sq. ft. sold by the top 8 listed realty players. Q2 FY 21 (Jul-Sept) saw only a meagre increase despite easing of lockdown restrictions - approx. 5.8 mn sq. ft. area was sold during the quarter. This was also because the inauspicious ‘shraad’ period in this quarter causes many buyers to steer clear of property purchases The festive quarter of Q3 FY21 saw a 77% rise in area sold, against the preceding quarter when approximately 10.27 mn sq. ft. area was cumulatively sold by these top 8 listed players. In Q4 FY21, only three listed players - Brigade Enterprises, Oberoi Realty and Mahindra Lifespaces Developers - had released their data; according to this, they had collectively sold approximately 3.21 mn sq. ft. in this quarter. The data of the remaining five players is still awaited, the analysis said.
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