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VOLUME 17 I JANUARY, 2023




                                                                        IAs  a  safest  preemptive  measure,
                                                                        developers would typically solely focus
                                                                        on  selling  existing  products  and
                                                                        delaying  new  product  launches  rather
                                                                        than continuing to evaluate the market
                                                                        to issue the best plan in scenarios like
                                                                        these.  Launching  a  product  in  the
                                                                        current market is possible, if sufficient
                                                                        research  has  been  conducted.  It’s  not
                                                                        enough  for  a  developer  to  simply
                                                                        change their approach to development
                                                                        or  marketing.  Many  developers  have
                                                                        transferred  their  marketing  resources
                                                                        from  traditional  offline  channels  like
                                                                        trade  shows,  grand  openings,  and
             Due to the abrupt reduction in market circumstances        prime  locations  in  shopping  malls  and
             caused  by  the  2019  Coronavirus  Disease  (Covid-19)    other congested public spaces.
             pandemic,  developers  have  had  to  be  more  flexible   Increase  in  property  value  is  due  to
             than usual. At this time, the community’s priority is      four distinct causes. A rise in urban and
             on the well-being of its members and their families        suburban  real  estate  prices  can  be
             rather than the real estate market. Some argue that        attributed, in part, to two factors: first,
             the  property  market  bottomed  out  in  2020  after      net    population    expansion,    where
             being  stagnant  since  2014,  and  that  current          property     demand     is   driven    by
             conditions are merely a continuation of this pattern.      exponential population growth rates or
             While  the  property  began  to  show  signs  of           migration,    and    second,   increased
             improvement by year’s end, it took another setback         supply.  Earnings  growth  and  job
             in  early  March  2020  when  it  was  revealed  that  the  availability  are  the  second  topic.
             first  two  people  to  contract  Covid-19  had  been      Consumers are more ready and able to
             identified.  It  is  not  true  that  developers  in  such  a  invest in real estate when their income,
             position  are  obligated  to  keep  quiet  for  fear  of   or  their  level  of  MSE,  and  the
             worsening  the  company’s  predicament.  Branding          unemployment rate fall. The next topic
             products  and  enticing  consumers  to  buy  them  will    is  official  policy.  Ease  of  licensing,  tax
             continue  to  be  priorities,  but  the  rollout  of  these  breaks,  and  public  housing  subsidies
             initiatives  will  be  concentrated  on  the  largest      are all examples of government policies
             markets.                                                   that  affect  the  availability  of  property.
                                                                        Funding  options  are  now  available.
                              Answers of crossword                      Consumer  purchasing  power  can  also
                                                                        be improved by interest relief based on
                                            Down                        high  or  low  seven  day  repo  rates  and
                           Across          1. Stable                    through  the  availability  of  low-interest
                         2. Teetotaler      3. Deaf                     home loans (KPR).
                           6. Hawk        4. Orphan
                            8. Poet         5. Nap
                                           7. Blind
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