India Real Estate Investment

The real estate sector appears to be on steadier ground https://timesproperty.com/news/post/will-realty-weather-the-reciprocal-tariffs-blid9660

According to data from ANAROCK, 42 percent of 4.60 Lakh homes sold in the top seven cities in 2024 were fresh launches. Bengaluru and Chennai saw the highest new supply absorption share in 2024 – 53 percent each out of approximately 65,230 units in Bengaluru and 19,220 units in Chennai. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/homebuyers-prefer-fresh-launches-over-ready-to-move-in-homes-42-of-homes-sold-were-in-new-projects-in-2024-12973422.html

An agreement around this could be reaches as soon as April, though there still is no guarantee of the deal going through since the talks are currently ongoing. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/adani-in-talks-with-emaar-group-to-acquire-1-4-billion-india-real-estate-unit-report-101742452295026.html

According to Colliers ‘Asia Pacific Investment Insights H2 2024’ report, office assets continued to draw the majority of the investments with a 47 percent share, followed by industrial & logistics with a 27 percent share. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/indian-real-estate-market-sees-88-yoy-investment-surge-to-3-0-billion-in-h2-2024-12969022.html

The study highlighted that Bengaluru emerged as the most favourite city for women buyers, with 26.5% preferring the city, followed by Pune (14.8%) and Hyderabad (11.9% ). https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/women-homebuyers-want-it-premium-prefer-bengaluru-study-12966586.html

Pune, Kolkata and Chennai witness the reverse trend – real estate rental values appreciated more than the capital values, a report has said https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/bengaluru-mmr-ncr-and-hyderabad-see-real-estate-capital-values-surpass-rentals-101742227349662.html

Hyderabad’s peripheral markets will add 12-15% of Grade A office space, with Metro Phase 2 driving growth and property prices rising 10-20% https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/hyderabad-real-estate-peripheral-areas-to-see-10-20-price-hike-in-3-5-years-driven-by-metro-phase-2-101741688410604.html

Real estate developers target Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities for land acquisition, says research report on 60 Indian cities released by CREDAI-Liases Foras  https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/real-estate-developers-target-tier-2-and-tier-3-cities-44-of-3-294-acres-of-land-acquired-in-2024-101741342008520.html

$1 million can buy a 1,065 sq ft in Mumbai, 2,238 sq ft in Delhi, and 3,982 sq ft in Bengaluru, as per Knight Frank’s Wealth Report https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/how-big-a-house-can-you-buy-for-1-million-in-mumbai-bengaluru-and-delhi-101741183313813.html