Equity investments in Indian real estate are set to cross $10 billion (₹1,000 crore) for the first time. Inflows reached $8.9 billion from January to September 2024, up 46% year-on-year, driven by strong domestic investor participation and a jump in deal volumes to 200 from 151 in 2023.

In the next two years, House of Hiranandani, led by Surendra Hiranandani, would invest approximately ₹12,500 crore to increase its development footprint by 10 million square feet in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This strategic expansion will include acquisitions and greenfield ventures.

Indian real estate IPOs have gained pace due to high demand in residential, commercial, and retail industries. Real estate IPOs generated ₹13,553 crore in 2024, a significant rise from the previous year, as firms use capital markets for growth.

October 2024 saw record property registrations in Mumbai owing to a good purchasing season. Mumbai's property registration revenue is estimated at ₹1,081 crore as of October 29, 2024, as reported by Maharashtra's IGR. An increase of 52% from the ₹712 crore recorded on Diwali in November 2023.

Massive Odisha Investment Vedanta plans to spend ₹1 lakh billion in Odisha to build a 6 million tonne alumina refinery and a 3 million tonne aluminium factory. Despite having no deadline, this investment is projected to strengthen the state's manufacturing sector and generate jobs.

Nusli Wadia, Chairman of the Wadia Group, and the Aditya Birla Group have settled their lengthy legal dispute. Aditya Birla Group subsidiary Century Textiles and Industries bought a 10-acre leasehold property tract in Worli, Mumbai, from the Wadia family for ₹1,100 crore.

Arnya Real Estate Fund Advisors, an alternative investment management business, will launch its first real estate debt fund to invest in India's top eight property markets, raising around ₹1,000 crore. The Arnya Real Estate Fund—Debt offers a ₹1,000 crore green-shoe option.

Nine significant infrastructure projects have been approved for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), enabling transformational development. The MMRDA is leading efforts worth approximately ₹12,546 crore to improve 56 km of roads, bridges, and pedestrian walkways, promoting regional connectivity.

The Supreme Court has granted permission to state-run NBCC (India) to generate an additional ₹15,000 crore by developing extra flats within the Amrapali projects. This move is intended to address the delivery of stalled homes to approximately 16,000 homebuyers, according to company executives.

IBM renewed its lease for 830,000 square feet of Embassy Golf Links Business Park office space in Bengaluru. The ₹143 crore yearly leasing contract is one of the biggest in the commercial office space category this year. According to insiders, this initiative would strengthen the US technology giant

To promote affordable housing in India, the government has quadrupled the financial allocation to ₹10 lakh crore under the PMAY Urban 2.0 scheme. This extra funding is intended to boost affordable housing, especially for individuals relocating to cities for better jobs.

Many middle-class Indians are losing their goal of home ownership as property prices rise, making affordable homes scarce. With the average property costing ₹1.2 crore to ₹1.4 crore, homeownership is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve.

Godrej Properties and Sobha won three important land lots in a Greater Noida Authority auction. The auction saw strong participation, exceeding the reserve price of ₹738 crore with offers totalling ₹1,500 crore.

First Bank Leases Goregaon Premium Office Space Mumbai: IDFC First Bank has leased an office space at Göegaon's Oberoi Commerz III tower spread across 4 floors. Under the five-year leasing arrangement, the bank would pay ₹170 crore in rent.

A real estate loan fund raised over ₹700 crore for mid-income and affordable housing projects in tier-I and select tier-II locations by WSB Real Estate Partners. Newly created, fourth SEBI-registered Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) closes with ₹1,000 crore target capital.