India’s real estate sector has undergone a remarkable digital transformation. From property discovery and virtual tours to digital lending and online transactions, technology has made the process of finding and evaluating property faster and more accessible. But as the industry becomes increasingly digital, one fundamental question remains: has real estate truly digitised trust?
In the latest India PropTech Demo Day 2026 magazine by RealtyNXT, Vivek Agarwal, Co-Founder & CTO of Square Yards, explores this question and highlights the information gaps that continue to influence how India searches, finances and buys property.
The challenge today is no longer simply access to information. It is access to reliable, verified and actionable information.
For a property transaction to be genuinely digital, users need confidence in the information behind every decision. This includes verified property data, ownership and title history, construction progress, market benchmarks and RERA compliance. Without these layers of information, even the most sophisticated digital interface can only solve part of the problem.
This becomes even more important in property-backed lending. Financial institutions need to assess properties with speed, but speed cannot come at the cost of accuracy. Lenders require dependable information to validate ownership, understand property characteristics, assess market value and identify potential risks before making critical decisions.
This is where the next generation of PropTech can create meaningful impact.
The future is not necessarily about building another search interface or adding another algorithm. It is about creating a stronger information foundation underneath the real estate ecosystem. Technology should bring fragmented information together, improve its reliability and make it easier for stakeholders to interpret and act on it.
For PropTech founders, this presents an important opportunity. Building useful technology requires more than solving for convenience. It requires understanding the underlying data, protecting its integrity and designing systems that support better decision-making.
At the same time, technology should not aim to replace human judgment. Instead, it should give professionals, lenders, buyers and other stakeholders better information to make informed decisions with greater confidence.
India’s real estate market is already becoming digital. The next phase will be about making it more transparent, reliable and trustworthy.
Perhaps the next major breakthrough in real estate will not be another interface. It will be the information infrastructure that makes every interface more trustworthy.
