Top 10 Real Estate Entrepreneurs - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a long-lasting impact on various sectors across the world, and the real estate industry is no exception. Even before the virus outbreak, the real estate industry was in the throes of major change due to increasing digitalization, where the real-estate developers leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative strategies had an upper hand. From digitizing their service, shifting focus towards the safety & health measures of users of the space to minimizing the execution risk, developers who manage to reinvent their strategies as per user demands through this pandemic will cement their position in the industry, whereas those fail to adapt will wither. On a positive note, the lockdowns have thrusted many people who weren't interested to become home-owners to purchase their own property in order to obtain a sense of financial security that only a physical asset can provide. However, they have a long-list of `only ifs' that the real estate companies must satiate to get their hands on the prize, whether it is designing properties with private outside spaces to work and relax, offering ready-to-move-in homes that alleviates the burden of finding labours in these tough times, centralizing cash management to focus on efficiency or digitizing the purchasing process to enhance customer experience. A leader very well understands the need of the hour while also equally measure how well he support his customers in the time of such crisis. Balancing the art of technology and construction is not new but had never been so important. And today's real estate mavericks should be a master of both the worlds. Hence CEO Insights brings `Top 10 Real Estate Entrepreneurs - 2020' ­ a list that features some of such young and experienced real estate leaders who are challenging the status quo while providing the next-gen comfort to their buyers. A panel of industry experts comprising of architects, civil engineers and industry experts along with CEO Insights Editorial Board have shortlisted the names and featured their stories in this edition.