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On one hand, there is an atmosphere of tension in the entire Middle East due to tension between Iran and America. Even the real estate sector of Saudi Arabia has registered a sharp decline. Despite this, India’s real estate sector is growing rapidly. Despite global uncertainties in the Indian real estate sector, capital investment in January-March increased by 72 percent year-on-year to a record $5.1 billion. Real estate consultant CBRE gave this information.
New record made in January-March quarter
Capital inflows into India’s real estate sector stood at $2.9 billion in January-March 2025 and $3.3 billion in October-December 2025. CBRE released the India Market Monitor, First Quarter 2026 – Investment Report on Wednesday. In this, information about the investments made in January-March has been given. According to this, the developer had the main stake in this record capital investment. This was followed by real estate investment trusts (REITs) which invested in the construction and acquisition of rental office and retail assets.
Why is investment in real estate sector increasing?
Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CBRE India, South-East Asia, West Asia and Africa, said that this reflects the high confidence of domestic investors and institutional investors in the growth story of the Indian real estate sector. He says that despite the economic challenges, our strong economic structure has been attracting large investments.
Investment is increasing in these cities
The manifold increase in REIT activity is particularly encouraging, indicating a maturing market. In the total investment of January-March, the share of developers was about 42 percent while the share of REITs was about 40 percent. According to the consultant, 96 percent of the total investment came from domestic investors in which developers mainly played a major role. Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) together attracted about 65 per cent of the total investment.
