new delhi real estate market may have grown in leaps and bounds in recent years but the business may remain a regional play in the country as law of land is different in different regions feel expertsthere is different process and law in every state for acquiring land getting approvals for projects and property taxation which makes it difficult for developers to have a panindian presence property consultant jones lang lasalle meghraj country head and managing director anuj puri told ptihe however said that some developers like dlf have succeeded to a limited extent in expanding their businesses to other regionsnoting that realty is a regional play globally as well puri said there are not many developers having a global foot printmany developers also believe that property sector is a regional business as one need to understand local dynamics to develop realty projectsreal estate in india continues to be a regional play with the need to have strong regional knowledge of legal systems and approvals to be successful sahara prime city chief executive officer sushanto roy saidbptp senior vice president marketing amit raj jain a strong local knowledge is a must because land acquisitions are governed by typical local issues we have concentrated our business in delhincr regionknowledge and acquaintance with politicians and bureaucracy are necessary along with knowledge of local rules and regulations kumar urban development cmd lalit kumar jain said citing reasons for regional nature of real estatedevelopers and consultants are of the view that unless there is uniformity in land acquisition process and regulatory approvals it would be very difficult for developers to have a panindia presenceunless there is an uniformity in law and process for land acquisition approvals and taxation across states real estate would continue to be local subject puri of jllm saidroy of sahara prime city noted that the absence of any central platform for addressing the concerns of the developers makes it difficult for any regional developer to venture into new geographical regionstreamlining of land acquisition laws and adoption of single window approach for all development approvals and clearances are some of the measures which need to be taken before one can see any perceptible shift in this trend he added