In the September quarter, institutional inflows into India's real estate market showed high confidence from local and foreign investors. Colliers reported a 6.8-fold increase in office investments to $600 million in Q3 2024.

Table Space, a managed workspace provider, will spend $100 million (₹840 crore) in office assets, include a ₹450 crore agreement with Panchshil Realty for 900,000 square feet of space in Pune. Table Space will make many acquisitions to extend its presence in India's main cities.

The Finance Budget 2024's LTCG tax parity at 12.5% for all financial assets and angel tax elimination would promote family office investments in India's startup ecosystem. This should boost early-stage investments and exit opportunities.

PropShare, India's biggest commercial real estate digital platform, aims to grow its Asset Under Management (AUM) to over Rs 1,000 crore in storage assets. The warehouse market's current growth, reminiscent of the early 2000s office space bubble, prompts the business to buy assets across India.

In an innovative move, Nuvama Asset Management, the alternative investment arm of Nuvama Wealth Management, and Cushman & Wakefield have formed a joint venture to raise a 3,000 crore commercial property fund.

Bank of America (BofA) has acquired 1.1 million square feet of Chennai office space in a major move. This sale is BofA's biggest office space transaction of 2023 and one of its largest captive centres outside the US. The DLF Downtown, Taramani site is for the bank's Indian back office.

Cognizant Technologies, a major software corporation, is moving towards asset-lightness. The company will sell its large Hyderabad and Chennai offices. Cognizant's approach is to concentrate on non-core real estate and simplify operations.

The innovation powerhouse of Bengaluru has a shortage of high-quality office assets for investment, so institutional investors are working with developers to build high-quality office spaces from the start.

Hines, a Houston, America headquartered global real estate investment and development company, is planning to expand its presence in India by raising a fund devoted to investing in office premises in India