As expected the property sector
of Bali is still benefitting from macro economy, buying power of the low income
people kept increasing, and even an increase in the domestic investment is
going as expected. At the start of the year 2013 the experts have predicted
that the domestic economy will be the theme in 2013, and it will be a tough
year for global economy. The brokerage had stated in its Equity Strategy
outlook report for year 2013 that the real estate sector will be benefitted
from the strong domestic spending.
The analysts at the brokerage
have cited that the country’s inflation rate is at below 5% in last 17 months
that has been a major factor to keep borrowing cost down. Benchmark policy rate
of the Bank Indonesia is at the record low of 5.75% since February 2012. According to IndoPremier, Indonesia will
definitely continue to become a beneficiary of these conditions in 2013. According
to them the consumer sector is expected to get boost partially, because of the
minimum wage raise during the last year, which was set to rise by avg. 19.8% in
over 31 provinces.
According to Bali luxury resort association over 13
million workers will get the most benefit of higher minimum wages. And the wage
increase is expected to spend on the foods as well as the housing and durable
goods. As per the record, most of the domestic investment has been done on the
mid-range properties, not on the villas and other high range properties.
The current Real Estate market
trend most of the experts are saying that the secondary market is going to
emerge soon, and when it happens, the sellers trying to sell the property which
is not located on the prime locations will be left behind, and that will slow
down the market.
With the increasing numbers of
the foreign tourists, the rate of land in Bali have gone really high,
especially in and around the southern part of the island, and even in the
underdeveloped areas around them. This will open new area of opportunity for
the developers, the areas such as kerobokan and Pererenan where the price of
land is still low will be a better place for the expansion of their development
projects, and it is expected that the developers will be heading to these areas
very soon.
The active tourism industry of
this island is complemented by the improvement of the fundamental facility of
tourism market. Which includes the overhaul of new highways, Ngurah Rai
Internatiional Airport, and underpasses, are still a key factor in the Bali property
market and the domestic economy as well. There is still one thing missing in
the real estate market of Bali, and that is the gated estate which is more
noticeable and visible in the other regions of Asia, and it includes Thailand.
