EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS OF REAL ESTATE MARKET

Objective: To discuss: Outer market elements that impinge upon a particular property development. Their importance to real estate market research.

Expected results:

Understand the external environments of real estate market; Can explain the main elements of these environments; Can appreciate the influence of these elements on real estate market research.

Definition

A milieu in which the factors and forces that are external to the management functions of a firm impinge upon the companys ability to develop and maintain successful business. Socio-cultural environment, technological environment, economic/competitive environment and, political and legal environment affecting business (STEP)

Real Estate Market Environment

Immediate Outer Environment

Market research & marketing consulting firms Financial intermediaries Customers Competitors General public

Immediate Outer Environment

Market research & marketing consulting firms * Market study * Feasibility study * Marketing Financial intermediaries * Loan margin * Borrowing cost * Lending policies

Immediate Outer Environment

Customers * Which target (individual, group, institution)? * Type (e.g. first-time, non first-time)? * Needs, wants, choices, preferences? * Affordability? * Behavioural aspects? * Cultural aspects?

Immediate Outer Environment

Competitors * Who are they? * What are producing? * How, how much, and where? * What are they offering? * What are their marketing strategies, especially with respect to the 4Ps? Identify gaps in opportunities, secure a certain market position, fill the gaps, and, subsequently, capture the market share.

Immediate Outer Environment

General public * Who are they? * What are their roles and functions? * How do these roles and functions affect companys business or project?

Outer Environment

Demographic Market/Economic Cultural Political

Outer Environment
Population * size * quality * distribution * growth prediction Supply and demand

Outer Environment
Peoples affordability * income * property price * credit facilities * interest rate * amount of saving Lack of affordability discourages DD

Property Price, Consumer Income, and Buyers Affordability

Outer Environment

Culture: psycho-sociological and/or sociopsychological Psycho-sociology * Consumer behaviour (e.g. preferences) * Norms and values * Belief Socio-psychology * Lifestyle * Perception

Outer Environment
Political * Government policies * Government regulations Have ripple effects Tend to raise developers costs

Importance to Market Research

Researching STEP fundamentals Market forecast Continuous flow of information

Summary

Market environment: a milieu in which factors and forces that are external to the management functions of a firm impinge upon the companys ability to develop and maintain successful business. Immediate market environment: various groups of customers and the general public. Outer environment: demographic, economic environment; cultural environment; and the political environment (STEP) Significant implications to market research: Researching the STEP fundamentals Market forecasting Continuous information

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