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Real estate

Stratum 3 · Complex manufacturing and the built world

Stratum 3 · Complex manufacturing and the built world

Real estate

Assembles land, finances and develops homes, offices, warehouses and shops, then sells, leases and manages them. MSCI sized the professionally managed commercial property market at US$ 13.5 trillion in 2025, with the US larger than the next four markets combined; owner-occupied housing is several times larger again.1

India. In 2024 CII and Knight Frank put Indian real estate at about US$ 482 billion, or 7.3% of GDP, and forecast US$ 1.5 trillion by 20342; the four listed REITs crossed Rs 1 lakh crore of market value in July 2025, with over 128 million sq ft of grade-A space, giving retail investors access to rented offices and malls3.

Depends on 8 of 35 industries · 1 directly Relied on by 9 industries, directly or indirectly Enterprise types 10 in 6 stages Chokepoints 1 rated 5 of 5 Size US$ 13.5 trillion professionally managed commercial property 2025

Where ₹100 of real estate output goes

Where ₹100 of real estate output goes Every rupee of sales is paid out to someone along the chain. This splits ₹100 of output by who finally receives it, so you can see how exposed the industry is to commodity, chemical and energy prices. Commodities ₹1.0 Chemicals ₹0.1 Energy ₹1.3 Wages and…

Price links with supplier industries

Price links with supplier industries How the industries this one buys from shape its prices: the share of its costs they make up, and how their prices have moved together. Tap a row for the charts. Hover or tap ? for what each measure means. Supplier industry Cost share Raw-material mix…

Follow one offering through the chain

Follow one offering through the chain 3 Example story · 7 steps · India A new flat in a Mumbai tower Follow a home from a land deal and a RERA number to a loan and a sale. 1 / 7 · Land and approvals Land first, bought or shared 18 projects Godrej Properties added, FY26 Every tower starts with a…

Buys directly from

Buys directly from Construction and infrastructure Depends on through its suppliers Building materials Electrical equipment Machinery and equipment Metal products Plastic and rubber products Water and sanitation Wood products Sells directly into Wholesale and retail trade Education and research…

Value chain, from upstream to the customer

Value chain, from upstream to the customer Criticality to the chain: 5 · Chokepoint 4 · Critical 3 · Important 2 · Supporting 1 · Commodity service Stage 1 Land and approvals Landowners, land aggregators and joint-development partners 4 · Critical Hold or assemble land parcels, clear titles and…

What the whole chain draws on

What the whole chain draws on Every commodity, chemical and energy tile named by the enterprises above; ×n shows how many of them depend on it. Open any tile for its full detail. Commodities (7) Cem Cement ×2 St Steel ×2 Agg Sand & gravel Al Aluminium Cu Copper Qz Silica sand H₂O Water Chemicals…

Chokepoints and risks

Chokepoints and risks Interest-rate rises cut both mortgage demand and the value of rented property, as the 2022-24 global downturn showed. Approval delays and title disputes stall Indian projects; RERA has reduced but not removed delivery risk. Developer leverage and pre-sale funding mean a sales…

Sources

Sources MSCI Real Estate Market Size MSCI, 2026 Indian real estate to be worth $1.5 trn by 2034 as demand soars (CII and Knight Frank report) Business Standard, 2024 India's REIT market crosses Rs 1 trillion mark in market capitalisation Indian Infrastructure, 2025

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