Indian real estate can evolve into trillion dollar economy

Globally, real estate development is an important parameter to measure economic growth. If one just looks at the demand for homes in India, the growth potential is huge. Initiatives by the government, including ‘Housing for All by 2022’ offers major growth potential not just for the sector, but also for economic development and GDP growth. Indian real estate is the engine which will power the Indian economy into the ‘big league’. From the ancillary industries that it supports to job creation – easily the next in line after agriculture and manufacturing – Indian real estate has the potential to reach the magic figure of ‘trillion dollars’. A KPMG Report released at NAREDCO and APREA’s Real Estate & Infrastructure Investors’ Summit in Mumbai last year stated that the Indian real estate will be a $1 trillion industry by 2030. This will propel it to being the third largest economy globally – and this growth will be driven by not just the huge demand for homes, but also new and emerging asset classes within real estate, such as affordable housing, co-working spaces, warehousing and logistics, among others.