Future-proofing real estate: The sustainability imperative
The Indian real estate industry is going through a transformation and has now reached a stage at which mere scale and growth are no longer enough to ensure long-term competitiveness.
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Facilitating the acceleration of sustainable growth

India’s real estate sector is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by rapid urbanisation, evolving consumer preferences, infrastructure development, and increasing institutional investment.
The emergence of new asset classes, growing adoption of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and a stronger focus on professional management practices are reshaping the industry and creating new avenues for growth and value creation.
As the sector evolves, real estate developers, investors, and asset owners must navigate a dynamic environment influenced by changing regulations, sustainability expectations, capital allocation decisions, technological advancements, and shifting market demand. Success increasingly depends on the ability to enhance operational efficiency, optimise asset performance, embrace digital innovation, and build resilient business models.
At Grant Thornton Bharat, we help real estate organisations address complex business challenges, co-create roadmaps to success, support unlocking investment opportunities, improve project and asset performance, and accelerate sustainable growth across the real estate value chain.
We offer diverse perspectives backed by technical knowledge and awareness of operational intricacies.
Our approach is strategically aligned with the evolving, complex, and multifaceted nature of the real estate sector.
Our team delivers resilient growth navigation services across your entire business lifecycle.
Grant Thornton Bharat recently hosted a webinar on ‘Reimagining real estate in the digital era: Driving transformation, trust & DPDPA readiness’, bringing together perspectives on the technology, regulatory and risk priorities shaping the sector’s digital future.
The Indian real estate industry is going through a transformation and has now reached a stage at which mere scale and growth are no longer enough to ensure long-term competitiveness.
India's real estate industry recorded stronger transaction activity during the quarter. Domestic activity, capital market fundraising and investor interest in income-generating assets continued to support market activity.
A stable start marked deal activity in the Indian real estate sector, with investors favouring measured capital deployment amid a relatively uncertain macro environment.
India’s economic transformation has reached an inflection point where physical infrastructure, capital markets, and real estate converge to power the next era of high-quality growth.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an investment pooling vehicle incorporated as a ‘trust’ to invest in revenue generating real estate assets.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has revised the regulations governing Real Estate Investment Trusts to introduce Small and Medium REITs (SM REITs).