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.

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.

Over 350 million square feet of developed commercial office space will propel India's SM REITs market to $60 billion by 2026. This regulation increases openness, investor protection, and engagement. Union Budget tax revisions and SEBI framework boost real estate securitisation.

Amazon, Cognizant, IBM, Accenture, and McKinsey are renewing leases in India's office space market, which is booming. Bangalore led the list of cities where major firms renewed office space, with 1.6 million square feet renewed between January and July 2024.

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

India's real estate investment trust (REIT) market grew 31% in 2023, the most in Asia-Pacific, despite a 7% fall overall the $252 billion Asian REIT industry. This increase bodes well for investors in India's young but growing REIT industry.

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.

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The Indian real estate investment trust (REIT) market is on the brink of a monumental expansion, poised to redefine the landscape of office real estate.

Nexus Select Trust, the Blackstone Group's retail arm, is poised to expand in India. The agreement to buy 1 million square feet of malls in Hyderabad from L&T Metro is valued at ₹1,100 crore. This massive purchase comprises the E-Galleria Mall in Moosarambagh, the L&T Metro Mall in Punjagutta.

India's REIT and InvIT funding has increased significantly in recent years. The money generated via these channels increased tenfold in 2023, reaching ₹11,474 crore. SEBI's favourable policies and these instruments' enticing returns have driven this expansion.

Hamas' multifront war on Israel, a geopolitical curveball, is expected to impact India's booming real estate market. Industry experts warn that this unforeseen battle may temporarily halt Israeli investment coming into Indian real estate, which has been growing 20-30% annually.

Since the capital markets regulation allowed REITs to employ commercial papers in 2022, K Raheja Corp's Mindspace Business Parks REIT is India's first to do so.

Even as several industry leaders have reacted with caution to the recent Brexit verdict which led to a crash of global financial markets, India has sought to downplay the expected concern reiterating that the country’s fundamentals remained strong and t