HDFC Bank, in a strategic move to streamline its portfolio, plans to sell key commercial and residential properties acquired from its 2023 merger with HDFC. Expected to generate around ₹3,000 crore, this divestment signals a shift towards core banking operations and digital growth.

Real estate developer Lodha, formerly as Macrotech Developers, acquired Bain Capital's share in three joint digital infrastructure platforms for ₹307 crore to boost its logistics and industrial park revenue.

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.

Known for its renewable energy solutions, Suzlon Energy sold its headquarters, One Earth, in Hadapsar, Pune, for ₹440 crore to monetise non-core assets and drive expansion. OE Business Park (OEBPPL), backed by 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management funds, bought the land.

With new regulations, the RBI has changed how housing finance companies (HFCs) can raise and handle public deposits. New rules restrict HFCs from boosting public deposits for more than five years. The RBI has also lowered the deposit limit from three times to 1.5 times net owned funds.

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.

M&M has sold a 20.5-acre land plot in Kandivali East, Mumbai, for ₹210 crore to Blueprintify Properties, a real estate unit of Rucha Group. M&M capitalised on its non-strategic assets with this July 23 transaction, which was filed the following day.

Nearly a third of Godrej's extensive 3,000-acre land holdings, which have been part of the family assets since the early 1940s after acquisitions through government auctions and subsequent plot purchases, is poised for development.

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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.

Anarock, an Indian real estate leader, received a massive Rs 200 crore investment from 360 ONE Asset Management, previously IIFL Asset Management. Anarock is part of 360 ONE, which manages over $54 billion in assets, and this financial injection is substantial.

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.

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.

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 state-owned Indian Bank sold ₹610 crore in bad loans to simplify its financial portfolio. The bank plans to straighten up its accounts by the end of the year. Real estate and international trade debts are sold.