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Single-project concentration
What it is
Small developers typically run one or two projects at a time, so cash flow, reputation and solvency all rest on a single execution. Construction finance access is limited and expensive relative to listed peers
RERA compliance imposes escrow, disclosure and delivery obligations regardless of developer size
Impact on industries
- A single delayed or unsold project can be terminal, since there is no other cash flow to service obligations or fund completion
- RERA compliance cost is fixed rather than proportionate, so it weighs far more heavily on a one-project developer than on a listed group
- Construction finance is scarce and priced for the risk, and buyers increasingly prefer branded developers with delivery track records
- Local micro-market knowledge and urban redevelopment niches remain genuinely defensible, since large developers cannot economically pursue small complex sites