A Real Estate Developer's Budget in a Joint Venture Development



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This article explains how a real estate developer creates a budget for a joint venture development. It outlines the process of determining land costs, construction expenses, financing, and profit margins to ensure project feasibility. The example demonstrates calculating the allowable building cost based on projected sales revenue and desired profit.

What is Joint Development Agreement?

It is an arrangement between the Landowner and the Builder/Developer, where the Landowner contributes his land and the Developer takes the full responsibility of development including obtaining planning permission from the local authority, dealing with RERA, and other Government Authorities where necessary, construction complete, arranging finance, and marketing and sales. The landowner in return gets the consideration in form of lump-sum or percentage of sales revenue or some specific part of constructed area in the project. It is as per the terms and conditions of the JD agreement. Two types of development agreements: 1). Area sharing joint Development Agreement and 2). Revenue sharing Joint Development Agreement.

Usually, the landowners get 33.33% to 40%, and more of the Gross Development Value (GDV) and even more in upmarket locations. As per the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act 1882, the developer shall not be the transferee or buyer of the development work under the Joint Development Agreement. The ownership still lies with the landowner.

Real Estate Developer Budget for Joint Ventures

In order to determine whether a scheme is feasible, it is necessary to prepare a development budget:

  1. How much should be paid for the land?
  2. What will be the maximum building cost?
  3. What should be the selling price or rental value for the property?

A speculative developer is considering purchasing a site in Chennai city for construction of a small apartment building and planned to sell six apartments at the prevailing rate of Rs, 20,000 per sq.ft or Rs. 160 lacs per apartment. The cost of land inclusive of legal charges is Rs. 480/- lacs. The developer requires a profit of 16% of the GDV. What is the allowable amount of building cost?

Developer's Budget

A mortgage loan is a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage.

Description

Rupee Rs.

Amount Rs.

Gross income: 4,800 sq.ft at Rs. 20,000 per sq.ft/. This represents the GDV Say (A)

9,60,00,000

Developer's costs:land costs including legal charges Say (C)

4,80,00,000

Short term finance required for say 2years at a composite interest rate of 12%. Say (D): Any standard Compound interest mortgage loan calculator –termsnumber of years 2; number of payments per year 1; or

Kindly Refer A. M. Ibrahim online compounding and discounting Tables in 'Excel' – Refer (USCRF Table) Equal Annual Cost factor aka Mortgage constant is 0.59170 or 0.0493 monthly; Original Loan Amount is 480 lac: period = 2 years; number of Payment per year =1 or 12 basis. Therefore 480 x 0.59170 x 2 x 1= 568 lac or 480 x 0.0493 x 2 x 24), which is total payment paid; Interest paid: (568 - 480) = 88 lac.

88,03,019

Legal, agents and advertising fees at 3% of GDV Say (E)

28,80,000

Profit at 16% of GDV Say (G)

1,53,60,000

(A) - (C+D+E+G) ► Say 'H'

75043019

The reminder is to cover building construction cost, design and supervision and finance required for construction (A - H) ►

2,09.56,981

Data Assumed: ▼ Note: (Floor space index is total built-up area Land extent): Stilt plus G+2

Land extent

F.S.I permissible (Floor Space Index)

Going land rate in the locality

Planned selling price

Planned selling price of one kitchen unit

1 ground or

2,400 sq. ft

2.00

Rs. 20,000/ sq.ft

Rs. 20,000/ sq.ft

Rs. 160/- lacs

 

Building costs: Assume finance will be required for 1 year at 12% and professional fees require at 10%.

Building Costs

Say 'B'

Finance

B x 0.12 x 1 year

Fees

B x 0.10

Rs. 20956981

B + (B x 0.12 x 1) + (B x 0.10)

B + 0.12B + 0.10B) = 1.22B

Building cost

Rs. 2,09,56,981 1.22 = Rs. 1,71,77,853 or 172 lacs or 1.72 Crore Rupees

 

Check: ▲ ▼

Description

Amount Rs.

Land cost and Finance

56803019

Legal, agent's fees

28,80,000

Developer's profit

1,53,60,000

Building costs

1,71,77,853

Finance

2061342

Fees

1717785

Gross Development Value►

9,60.00,000

Recheck: Sometimes the developer is able to predetermine the selling price of development, whether or not this is achievable. The question can then be approached in the reverse order:

Land cost and Finance Rs.

Legal, Agent, advertising fees at 3%

Developer's profit

At 16%

Building cost, finance and fees Rs.

Gross development value (GDV)

5,68,03,019

?

?

2,09,56,981

Say 'x'

 

Let GDV = 'x';

  • X = 5, 68, 03,019 + 0.03x + 0.16x + 2, 09, 56,981;
  • 0.81x = Rs. 7, 77, 60,000'
  • GDV = Rs. 7, 77, 60,000 0.81 = 9, 60, 00,000;
  • Legal / Agent's fee = 3% of GDV ► 9, 60, 00,000 which is = Rs. 28, 00,000/-
  • Developer's profit = 16% of GDV ► 9, 60, 00,000, which is Rs. 1, 53, 60,000/-
 

The cost of each unit is obtained by dividing the GDV by the number of units available for sale.

The allowable amount to cover the costs of building is therefore Rs. 1, 71, 77,853/- or Rs. 172/- lac, or 28.67 lac per flat. The construction cost would be Rs. 3,579 per sq, ft; considering today's building costs, this would allow a type of construction which would be of a fairly reasonable standard.

Courtesy:Allan Ashworth, Cost Studies Buildings, published by Longman Scientific and Technical, England (1988).

FAQ :

A Joint Development Agreement is an arrangement where a landowner contributes land, and a developer manages the entire project, including planning, construction, finance, and sales. The landowner receives compensation as a lump sum, a percentage of sales, or a portion of the constructed area.

The two main types are Area Sharing Joint Development Agreements and Revenue Sharing Joint Development Agreements.

A development budget is prepared by determining the cost of land, the maximum building cost, and the expected selling price or rental value of the property.

Gross Development Value (GDV) represents the total projected sales revenue from a development project, calculated by multiplying the total saleable area by the expected selling price per square foot.

The allowable building cost is calculated by subtracting the land cost, financing costs, legal/agent fees, and the developer's profit from the Gross Development Value.

Under a Joint Development Agreement, the ownership of the land remains with the landowner, as the developer is not considered a transferee or buyer of the development work.


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