New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- India's real estate sector needs faster approvals, digitised land records and a policy framework to address rising housing costs, industry experts said on Tuesday, highlighting affordability and ease of doing business as key challenges that need to be addressed to support the sector's future growth.

Speaking on the sidelines of the National Conference on Real Estate for Viksit Bharat: Enabling Growth, Investment & Ease of Doing Business, organised by ASSOCHAM, industry representatives called for policy interventions to make housing more affordable and streamline processes for developers.

Chairman of the CII Real Estate Committee, Northern Region, Ashwinder R Singh said rising land prices had made affordable housing...