New Delhi, 22 April (IANS). Institutional investment in real estate sector has increased to $ 0.81 billion in January-March period this year. It has increased by 47 percent on an annual basis, which shows the increasing confidence of investors on this sector. This information was given in a report.
According to a report by the Real Estate Consultancy firm Westian, the residential has topped the first quarter of 2025 with a 62 percent stake in investment in the real estate sector. This segment was 41 percent in the total investment in the same period last year.
The report said that in the March quarter, the residential has invested $ 506.1 million. It has seen an increase of 125 percent on an annual basis.
Commercial assets have invested $ 307.2 billion during the January-March period. It has increased by 38 percent on an annual basis.
The share of this segment in the total investment in the review period has come down from 42 percent to 38 percent. However, in the same period the investment value has increased by 33 percent.
The great thing is that there has been no major investment in the industrial and warehousing sector in the first quarter of 2025.
The report said that due to rapid growth of e-commerce sector and focus on logistics, investment is expected to increase in future.
The domestic investor has confidence in India’s growth story. However, the participation of foreign investors increased in the first quarter of 2025.
The share of foreign investors increased from 2 percent in the first quarter of 2024 to 43 percent in the first quarter of 2025, which is due to India’s strong economic growth and rapid infrastructure development compared to the world’s major economies.
The report stated that foreign investment in value rose by 3,054 percent on an annual basis to $ 346.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, which was $ 11 million a year ago.
On the other hand, domestic investors maintained their dominance with a 57 percent stake in the first quarter of 2025. However, his stake was 98 percent a year ago. Domestic investment in value was $ 466.4 million. It has fallen by 14 percent.
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