India, May 21 -- India's real estate sector is expected to require nearly Rs.50 lakh crore in capital over the next decade to support its expansion into a $1 trillion market by 2030, with the potential to grow further into a $5-7 trillion sector by 2047, a report titled 'Powering the Next Decade: India's Real Estate Finance Transformation Story' by Anarock Capital has said.

The report notes that the financing ecosystem remains increasingly concentrated around higher-margin projects, while affordable housing, despite delivering the highest social returns, continues to remain outside the focus of formal capital. Institutional funding is still largely directed towards top cities and large developers, leaving affordable housing underserved, ...