by jaydad 
Forecast of the year 2022 for the real estate market, much like 2021, is shrouded in the fog of uncertainty especially because it’s challenging in itself to see what turn the new devil in the town, namely Omicron, will take, based on which the buying and selling trends will get shaped.
Much of what was forecasted about the past year suffered extreme blows from the real and natural world, and the predictions had to be humbled because they contained terrible miscalculations of factors that were cynically sidelined by the anticipators. Now we see a list of things before everyone who tries to proclaim anything about the national economy and the real estate market.
786 Arcade, Gulberg Residencia, Islamabad
Virus’s impact
Market in the big cities such as Lahore, Karachi, and Twin cities was subject to the consequences of the ineffectual administrative decisions and the in-between Corona-stricken months did not help the cause in any way either, turning 2021 into a year that ought to be forgotten and move on from in the process. The big investors remained absent from the scene of action, hence the drop in the buying and selling trends kept the real estate agencies relatively quiet. One trend caught the spotlight, which is the increase in investors’ buying habits pertinent to the estates and properties due to decreasing interest rates.
Changing Market Approaches
The global landscape of the real estate market urged many service providers in the country to transition the majority of their marketing campaigns to the digital world, which was already happening before the virus but ill-timed lockdowns from the administration left many with no choice but to consider the online medium with increased seriousness. Now we are witnessing many real estate agents, marketers, and established investors transitioning rapidly as they see this step as a “long terms solution” to unanticipated occurrences.
Ever-growing Estate Projects
The technological intervention defines this century’s industrial growth and with it, businesses have started to amass the revenues a great deal in proportion to their past quarterly incomes. We’re watching the similar impact unfold itself in many of the residential and commercial projects in the Pakistan real estate market, urging many of the executive class members to replicate a housing project similar to DHA and Bahria, which explains the existence of new housing schemes every 10 kilometers as you glide through the big cities all by yourself.
A H Theme Tower, Bahria Town, Rawalpindi
Future of Real Estate Market Pakistan 2022
The real estate market is stretching its muscles, as it expands swiftly, for the greatest urbanization ever seen in the history of this country. The outskirts and suburban areas are no longer deprived of what can possibly be termed as “the grand renovation,” entirely altering the course of actions these areas will pursue in the next years due to the arrival of new residential and commercial projects.
Overseas Pakistanis and foreigners bring to this industry an investment that is deemed as a source of great remittance, which is why their investments are always encouraged, allowing many projects in big cities to discern themselves from the rest, an attribute all the developers want to acquire. As a country that is undergoing a reformation period in a financial context, the federal bodies in charge of sustaining the real estate market, in an attempt to accomplish economic milestones, set by the government, are prone to creating a secure and trustworthy platform that encourages the foreign big-money players.
Now let’s read through the factors described below, which fall under a state-led initiative to provide a safe haven to foreign investors.
Master City, Gujranwala
Moral renovation of Industry
To clean the industry of fishy practitioners and black-money holders always required a serious intervention from top-tier administration, a body of folks who remain unshaken from outside influence and does not operate from the position of dishonesty.
People who have channeled their capital that has a legal and justifiable history are being distilled from those who remained part of deceptive and fraudulent activities related to estates and properties or bear a corruption history in some other industry.
This seems a determined attempt at making the playground level for all the investors, and the prospect of unfair advantage has come under rigorous scrutiny for which this government deserves huge respect.
Legal authorities and Police have been most active in their attempt to uncover the well-camouflaged land mafias from all over the country as the Prime minister pledged to elevate the real estate industry to modern standards. Overseas Pakistani’s have greatly been skeptical of the government’s strategies so far and the lack of persuasion felt alarming for the future of the market itself that needed definitive answering.
Ease of Business
One of the main initiatives was to welcome technology with open arms, and this worked wonders in sidelining the contractual formalities of the manual era by the introduction of new methods. For example, previously the foreign dwellers had to be physically present in the meeting for the finalization of the deals, which involved nothing more than the expression of the overall agreement on the deal, followed by having their signature penned on the paper. They can sign the paper digitally while not physically being in the room, a business activity that is completely legal.
Land records have also been digitalized and the inconsistencies of the manual era by local accountants (Patwari’s) have been addressed and removed successfully. Now we have a national database that helps everyone know about the total area of their lands, and the FBR-led movement has given folks the encouragement to highlight and file the illegal encroachments on their lands by self-proclaimed owners in local police stations, which help them acquire their assets properly.
Safari Vista, Bahria Town, Karachi
Conclusion
All in all, there’s always a reason to smile and hope. For that matter, we see people from all walks of life trying to participate in the market with reinvigorated interests, a sign that as we reach the other end of the tunnel, there always will be light there, bestowing us reasons to grow and expand our financial worth and allow our families a better shot at living.
