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Emphasizing Growth Possibilities for NBFCs in Real Estate Sector

NBFCs in Real Estate
Karan Singh
| Updated: May 24, 2021 | Category: NBFC

Possessing a house is one of the most crucial decisions because it requires a lot of money, including years of savings. Buying a new property is a type of investment whose value increases with time, and it provides a sense of security. However, not everybody has sufficient monetary backup to purchase a property in one go. This is when the necessity for obtaining a loan arises. While banks are the single-stop destination for a home loan, they fail to make a permit in some conditions. This is where NBFCs comes into mind. In this blog, we will see the growth possibilities for NBFCs in Real Estate Sector.

An Overview of NBFC

NBFC or Non-Banking Financial Company is a financial path that delivers a broad range of banking and financial services to the customers without fulfilling all the legal classification of the bank. Such establishments come under the Companies Act, 1956. These financial institutions’ essential function is providing banking services such as the acquisition of shares, as the improvement of credit facilities, retirement plans, loans, stocks, debentures, etc. NBFCs in Real Estate sector play an essential role when it comes to financing persuading and future project.

Importance of NBFCs in the Economy of India

NBFCs or Non-Banking Financial Companies meets the financial requirements of a diverse customer base that fail to assist the banks’ services. Non-Banking Financial Companies looks similar to banks owing to their utilizing models and overall functionality. Although they did not suitable with the legal definition of the bank as per the law, they are rising as a well-known financial supporter for the deprived ones. They generally supply the need of the unorganized sector and small businesses. Such institutions are bound to run in as per the rules and regulations of the banks. With an increasing demand for property and a large sector, including the middle-class, Non-Banking Financial Companies have come out as a prevailing financial direction for real estate lending.

Future of Real Estate and its Impact on NBFCs

  • By 2040, the market of real estate is anticipated to grow to Rs. 65,000 crores from Rs. 12,000 crores in 2019. The real estate state is expected to obtain a market size of one trillion US Dollars by 2030 and contributes 13% of the GDP[1] of a country by 2025. Commercial real estate, hospitality, and retail are flourishing significantly, given the increasing infrastructure demand. Indian real estate will be increased by 19.5% CAGR by 2028. Such figures are nil short of potential growth indicator for NBFCs in Real Estate sector.
  • The sectors like the manufacturing sector, IT sector, and consulting sector broadly based on the office space to implement their operations. In 2019, the office renting space hit an all-time high record, posting 60.6 million square feet across 8 major cities, recording a growth of 27% on a yearly basis.
  • Space of warehousing grew 247 million squares in the year 2020 and observed investment worth Rs. 50,000 crores during the financial year 2018-202. Grade-A office demand is likely to reach 700 million square feet by the year 2022, with NCR contributing the most.
  • 2.61 lakhs of units of the house were sold in the year 2019 across 7 major cities. The volume of home sales in 8 significant cities collectively reached 33,403 units in September 2020 in comparison to 9,632 units in the preceding quarter, showing healthy recovery after the lockdown forced due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

Note: With the limited finance from the traditional banks, which decrease to 2% as of March 2018, Non-Banking Financial Companies stood at 61% of commercial borrowing in the country. Given the rise in population, there has been a constant demand for the requirement of infrastructures like commercial offices and spaces. The borrowing has risen up to 50% in the Financial Year 2016-2018. Unhappily, in 2020, the total lending in India decreased by 46% owing to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

A Take on Government’s Capability to Guide NBFCs through Hard Times

The Reserve Bank of India has taken some essential decision in the previous to develop the efficiency and protection of NBFCs in Real Estate sector in India. In the year 2018, the RBI came up with an IT (Information Technology) Framework for Non-Banking Financial Company to augment safety, protection and efficiency to make sure flawless operation and developed turnaround time.

The role of Non-Banking Financial Companies in capital formation and assisting consumptions in MSMEs is quite noteworthy. Hence, the Indian Government has facilitated a one-use partial credit guarantee to PSBs (Public Sector Banks) to buy high-cost assets worth Rs. 10,000 crores from Non-Banking Financial Companies. This step was of bit help because it permits Non-Banking Financial Companies to acquire much-needed liquidity to aid their operation.

Even when most of the private lender and Non-Banking Financial Companies were experiencing difficult times along with the Covid-19 period, the Government of India stands robust and releases vital financial support to such companies via different initiatives. The schemes such as Special Liquidity Scheme and Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme collectively offer Rs. 75,000 crores of financial support so that such institutions can efficiently face the extraordinary liquidity crisis.

Conclusion

The existence of Non-Banking Financial Companies in our nation makes sure hassle-free availability of finances to the more vital part of the unbanked population. The absence of the status of banking doesn’t make them unproductive, and they are essential as any full-fledged bank. According to their growth is concerned for NBFCs in real estate sector, it is usual that as the economy stabilizes over time, such institutions will see the developed credit demand. The rising importance of NBFCs in real estate sector will pave down the roadmap of growth for the Indian Economy.

Read our article:An Overview of Housing Finance Company and NBFC: Its Exemptions & Filing

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Karan Singh

A legal writing enthusiast, a wanderer, and a zealous reader. After gaining a lot of knowledge about the diverse legal topics and developing research skills, Karan joined the league of legal content writers to deliver quality-rich blogs.

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