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.

Industry understanding

We offer diverse perspectives backed by technical knowledge and awareness of operational intricacies.

Strategic approach

Our approach is strategically aligned with the evolving, complex, and multifaceted nature of the real estate sector.

Insights-backed solutions

Our team delivers resilient growth navigation services across your entire business lifecycle.

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Real Estate/REITs Dealtracker: Q1 2026

Thought leadership

A stable start marked deal activity in the Indian real estate sector, with investors favouring measured capital deployment amid a relatively uncertain macro environment.

27 Apr 2026

Building India’s growth backbone: Warehousing wave and InvITs

Thought leadership

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.

23 Feb 2026

Budget 2026: REITs, recycling capital and the next phase of Indian real estate

Article

This article examines how REITs and capital recycling mechanisms are driving the next phase of Indian real estate by unlocking liquidity, enhancing investor participation and reshaping capital allocation in both commercial and residential segments.

3 min read | 10 Feb 2026
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    Digital revamp for a real estate company

    Digital revamp for a real estate company

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    Problem statement
    A leading commercial real estate company was facing significant challenges in process efficiencies, system standardisation, and manual work within its core and support functions.
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    Our Solution
    We facilitated boardroom sessions with leadership to establish a digital vision, business objectives, and a comprehensive digital strategy, using proprietary questionnaires and interviews.
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    Impact
    The client achieved a robust, value-based digital maturity assessment, formulating a clear strategic vision with digital integration.
    Redevelopment and Joint Development Arrangement (JDA)

    Redevelopment and Joint Development Arrangement (JDA)

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    Problem statement
    A leading Mumbai-based business conglomerate with interests in real estate needed to redevelop a building owned by a charitable trust, adhering to Mumbai's Development Control Regulations 33(7).
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    Our Solution
    We proposed multiple solutions to meet the client's needs, with the selection of a hybrid structure combining a Joint Development Arrangement and a construction contract.
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    Impact
    The proposed structure received positive feedback from the client team and is currently under consideration by all stakeholders, indicating a promising step forward in the redevelopment project.

      Our leader

      Shabala Shinde

      Partner and Real Estate & REITs Industry...
      Mumbai  Office
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        Real Estate Investment Trust

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

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        Small & Medium REITs (SM REITs)

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