Indian Realty Sector: The Premiumization Story — Why FY27 Will Reward Tier-1 Developers and Commercial REITs
--- The **Indian real estate sector** enters FY27 in the middle of a structural upgrade that is qualitatively different from the volume-driven cycles of 2003-2008 and 2013-2017. The current cycle is being driven by **premiumization, formalization, and financialization** — three forces that simultaneously compress the supply of creditworthy developers while expanding the addressable market for branded product.