Indian Real Estate EXPLAINED: Cycles, Myths & The Truth No One Talks About

What happens when India’s top real-estate minds sit down and tell you the truth no one else will?

In this explosive episode, Abhishek Kiran Gupta (CEO, CRE Matrix) and Gulam Zia (Senior Executive Director, Knight Frank) break down everything you think you know about real estate, from investment myths to market cycles, geopolitics, regulations, tech, and India’s next decade of growth.

This isn’t your usual property talk.
This is data, blunt honesty, and straight-up clarity.
Welcome to Straight Talk With Ravi.

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🌐 We dive deep into:
• What a real estate cycle actually is and how long it lasts.
• Why different Indian cities move in completely different cycles.
• How geopolitics impacts (and doesn’t impact) Indian real estate.
• Why foreign investors still hesitate to enter India.
• The myths about buying property that Indians MUST stop believing.
• Why long-term returns in housing are NOT what people think.
• How India’s most booming cities will reshape in the next 10 years.
• Why 2040 India could look nothing like today.
• Whether real estate will become tech-driven or regulated first.
• The truth about builder-buyer agreements no one talks about.
• And why buying a home may never be as simple as booking a flight.
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Straight Talk With Ravi – S2E02
Guests:
Abhishek Kiran Gupta – CEO, CRE Matrix
Gulam Zia – Senior Executive Director, Knight Frank
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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Podcast Introduction
01:24 – Abhishek explains: What is a real estate cycle? How long does it last?
06:55 – Gulam’s take on India’s real estate cycle
18:45 – Abhishek on geopolitical shifts & their impact on real estate
23:25 – Gulam on foreign investors: Do they see resilience or risk?
28:29 – Abhishek: Real estate myths people must stop believing
29:40 – Gulam: The biggest real estate myth in India
30:30 – Panel on failure: What decades in real estate has taught them
32:18 – Which Indian city will boom the most in the next 10 years?
34:45 – India in 2040: What will our cities actually look like?
41:35 – Panel: Is the future of real estate more regulated or more tech-driven?
48:08 – Understanding builder–buyer agreements: What buyers always miss
57:29 – Will buying a home ever be as easy as booking a flight?
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