Chennai: Real estate continues to be the preferred asset class for investment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but majority of homebuyers want discounts along with flexible payment options as an incentive, according to the Housing.com and Naredco survey.
The real estate portal said it conducted the survey between January and June this year of more than three thousand consumers.
According to the survey findings, real estate is the preferred mode of investment for 43 per cent (35 per cent last year) of respondents, followed by stocks 20 per cent (15 per cent last year), fixed deposit 19 per cent (22 per ent last year) and gold 18 per cent (28 per cent last year).