The Indian warehouse leasing market grew 8% in H1 2024. With Mumbai and Pune leading absorption rates, the industry has grown and faced hurdles. Ghar.tv offers 6 tips for understanding 2024 Indian warehouse leasing trends:

In H1 2024, total absorption in India's warehousing and logistics sector rose 8% from 2023. Vestian Research reported 16.6 million square feet of sector absorption in the first half of 2024. Compared to H2 2023, absorption fell 26%, mostly due to a 74% drop in the National Capital Region.

Actis, a London-based sustainable infrastructure investor, and Mahindra Lifespaces, the real estate and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group, have formed a joint venture to build 16-17 million square feet of industrial and logistics facilities in India.

Indian cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata have seen tremendous residential real estate growth. According to a recent survey, selling active unsold home inventory took 22 months in Q1 2024, down 31% from 32 months in 2019.

According to JLL, the time to sell active unsold housing inventory in India's top seven cities—Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata—has dropped 31%. Due to rising home demand, inventory liquidation took 22 months in Q1 2024, down from 32 months in 2019.

Nexus Select Trust, a major REIT, is in talks to buy Chennai's Marina Mall, which has about 600,000 square feet of retail space. Direct sources said Nexus Select Trust's growth plan included this substantial move.

Certus Capital, an institutional real estate investment business, invested more than ₹400 crore in three real estate finance deals. The company plans to spend ₹1,000 crore via secured loan in fiscal year 2024-25.

Baashyaam Constructions will buy a prime land from Standard Chartered Bank in Chennai. The INR 800 crore transaction covers a 4.6-acre plot that Standard Chartered bought from ANZ Grindlays Bank.

Embassy Group invested Rs 1,160 crore in Indiabulls Real Estate. Preferential allocation brings additional cash into Indiabulls, enabling new South Indian real estate developments.

DLF sells 4.67 acres of excellent Chennai property to Cholamandalam Finance for Rs 735 crore, one of Chennai's largest real estate land deals in Chennai.

Brigade Group's ambitious residential and hotel growth plans are transforming Chennai's environment. This move will revolutionise luxury living and recreation in a fast-growing Indian city.

Defying the global economic slowdown, India's real estate market has experienced an unexpected surge over the past two years, with the rental sector, in particular, becoming a beacon for investors worldwide.

Prestige Group, a renowned Bengaluru-based real estate developer, wants to build 9 million square feet of mall space in important Indian cities within three years. Muhammad Ali, Retail CEO, is planning to expand into Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, signalling a major development phase for the organisation.

The Bengaluru-based real estate developer Puravankara is expected to deliver 2,000 apartments this financial year, unleashing approximately 2 million square feet of growth potential throughout Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Mumbai.

Ashiana Housing, a New Delhi-based real estate developer, plans to spend Rs 650-700 crore in land and building in 2023-24. The business wants to book Rs 1,500 crore in area in FY24 and add 7-8 million sq ft in three years.