New Delhi, July 16 (IANS). India’s real estate sector recorded equity investment of $8.5 billion during the first half (January-June) of 2026, the highest half-year investment ever, according to a report released on Thursday. This investment is 32 percent more than the same period last year.
The report by real estate consulting firm CBRE South Asia said that the main reasons behind this increase were the purchase of land and development sites and continued strong investment in built office assets.
The report projects that this positive trend of investment in India’s real estate sector will continue throughout 2026, as capital flows into both the purchase of completed projects and the development of new projects.
Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO of CBRE India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa, said domestic investors have shown strong confidence in the long-term prospects of the Indian real estate sector despite the challenging global environment. He expressed hope that this pace will continue in the second half of the year and with the improvement in global conditions, foreign investors will also become active again. According to him, this performance reflects the strength and depth of India’s real estate capital market.
According to the report, during April to June 2026 (second quarter), investment of $ 3.4 billion came in the real estate sector, which remained almost at the same level as last year. About 94 per cent of the total investment during this period was in land and development sites and built-up office assets.
In terms of investment, developers were at the forefront, whose share was about 34 percent. After this, the share of domestic institutional investors was about 32 percent. At the same time, an increase of 51 percent was recorded in the total capital coming from institutional investors as compared to the previous quarter.
Talking about cities, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai together attracted about 60 percent of the total investments in the second quarter. During this period, about 92 percent of the total investment came from domestic investors, especially developers.
The report said that more than 88 per cent of the total investment in land and site acquisition was channeled into residential and office projects. The remaining investments were made in data centres, mixed-use projects and industrial and logistics (I&L) projects.
Gaurav Kumar, Managing Director and Co-Head (Capital Markets), CBRE India, said that India’s real estate investment market is continuously strengthening. According to him, institutional investment in core assets and brisk activity in land deals reflect the strength of the sector. He said both global and domestic investors are rapidly expanding their real estate portfolio across various asset classes.
–IANS
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