CII Delhi Real Estate Summit 2025 Turns Spotlight on Sustainable Growth

New Delhi, September 16, 2025: “With rapid urbanisation and new cities emerging, we must ensure development is planned, sustainable, and equitable,” said Delhi Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Chairman Anand Kumar in his address at the 2nd CII Delhi Real Estate Summit 2025. He underlined that real estate is the second-largest source of employment after agriculture and highlighted the sector’s exponential growth expected to expand to nearly $5 trillion by 2047. He emphasised the importance of planned urbanisation to manage pressures from rapid migration, noting that the growth of Tier II and Tier III cities will be essential to ease the burden on metros. He further pointed to emerging formats such as co-living, co-working, and senior living as critical to meeting India’s evolving housing needs. Reflecting on Delhi’s challenges, he observed that despite significant land availability, policy gaps and unauthorised constructions have limited the city’s potential, and called for urgent reforms in redevelopment, colony regularisation, and land development policies. He also reaffirmed the role of RERA in restoring consumer confidence and stressed the need for greater uniformity and efficiency in regulatory practices across states to ensure transparency, fairness, and timely project delivery.

A CII report, ‘Delhi 2041: Shaping the Future of Real Estate’, aimed at building an inclusive, resilient, and globally competitive sustainable capital city was released during the Summit. Chairman & CEO, India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, Anshuman Magazine underlined Delhi’s unique potential to become a global real estate hub. He remarked that Delhi must integrate sustainability, technology, and efficient planning to remain globally competitive and attractive to investors. “The future of Delhi’s real estate will be shaped by how we combine global best practices with local solutions,” he noted.

Vice Chairman, CII Delhi & Co-Founder, Unity Group, Harsh Vardhan Bansal stressed the importance of robust infrastructure and regulatory reforms to make Delhi as competitive as neighbouring hubs. He appreciated the upcoming Delhi Master Plan 2041 as a remarkable step. “The opportunity ahead lies in leveraging policy reforms and industry innovation to make Delhi a benchmark for real estate growth,” he added.

Convenor – CII Delhi Panel on Real Estate, Infra & UD and Managing Director, Sudyog Infraprojects Pvt Ltd Company, Kaustubh Prasad shared insights on global real estate trends and their relevance for Delhi. He emphasised that digitisation, innovative financing models such as REITs and fractional ownership, and integrated mixed-use developments will define the sector’s next phase of growth. “Delhi has the opportunity to leapfrog by embedding innovation, technology, and new capital models into its real estate ecosystem,” he said.

The summit featured thematic sessions covering aspects such as policy reforms for Delhi’s real estate ecosystem, the transformative role of technology and PropTech, innovative financing models, land development, and sustainable real estate practices. Each session explored opportunities to accelerate Delhi’s transformation into a resilient, inclusive, and globally competitive hub. The Summit witnessed active participation from 150 stakeholders, including senior government officials, industry leaders, investors, developers, planners, and financial institutions.