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The Indian real estate sector attracted a 74 per cent higher equity funding of around USD 2.9 billion during the January-March period amid strong demand for properties, according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE data showed that the equity investment inflows in real estate stood at USD 2.9 billion in January-March 2025, registering a 74 per cent year-on-year increase. "Investment inflows were primarily fuelled by developer activity and significant interest from real estate investment trusts (REITs) and institutional investors during the March quarter," it added. Total equity investments stood at USD 1.7 billion during the year-ago period. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, said, "India's real estate sector continues to demonstrate resilience and attract sustained investor interest despite global headwinds." The sharp uptick in capital inflows during the period under review reflects strong fundamentals, robust demand ...

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From a peak of $6.4 billion in FY21, investment volumes declined to $3.7 billion in FY25

Private equity investments in Indian real estate declined 3 pc last fiscal year to USD 3.7 billion due to lower fund inflow in office buildings, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock's arm Anarock Capital on Monday released its data of private equity (PE) deals in Indian real estate. As per the data, the PE investments in real estate declined to USD 3.7 billion in 2024-25 from USD 3.8 billion in the preceding year. During the 2020-21 fiscal year, the PE inflow was USD 6.4 billion, but the investments fell in 2021-22 to USD 4.3 billion. It marginally improved in the 2022-23 fiscal year to USD 4.4 billion before decreasing in 2023-24. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO, ANAROCK Capital, said, "PE investments have steadily declined over the past five years, dropping from USD 6.4 billion in FY21 to approximately USD 3.7 billion in FY25. This represents a 43 per cent decrease from FY21 levels, primarily driven by reduced foreign investor activity amid heightened global ...

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Equity investments in Indian real estate may rise 49 per cent to USD 11 billion this calendar year amid strong demand for properties, according to CII and CBRE. In 2023 calendar year, the equity investments in real estate stood at USD 7.4 billion. Industry body CII and real estate consultant CBRE on Wednesday released a joint report titled 'Leading the Charge: Crafting the Skylines of Tomorrow' at the annual CII Realty 2024 conclave. Equity capital inflows touched USD 8.9 billion between January and September, registering a 46 per cent year-on-year growth. "Overall equity investments in 2024 in the real estate sector are set to hit a new record surpassing USD 10 billion for the first time," the report said. With a resurgence in investment inflows in built-up office assets and a strong acquisition pipeline for land in the residential sector, the overall equity investments in 2024 would be in the USD 10-11 billion range. During January-September, institutional and collective vehicl

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.37 lakh crore on Monday morning, as the equity markets fell sharply with the BSE Sensex tumbling 1,192 points. Markets were dragged down by Reliance Industries and unabated selling by foreign investors. Investors also turned cautious ahead of the US presidential elections and Federal Reserve interest rate decision scheduled to be announced later this week. The BSE benchmark tanked 1,192 points to 78,532.12 during the morning trade. In-line with a weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms eroded by Rs 7,37,744.54 crore to Rs 4,40,72,863.01 crore (USD 5.24 trillion). From the 30-share Sensex pack, Sun Pharma, NTPC, Reliance Industries, Adani Ports, Power Grid, Tata Motors, Titan and Tata Steel were among the major laggards. Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and IndusInd Bank were the gainers. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 211.93 crore on Friday, according to exchange

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Investors' wealth eroded by a whopping Rs 7.15 lakh crore during the morning trade on Friday as equity markets tumbled, driven by sharp fall in IndusInd Bank shares and unabated foreign fund outflows. The BSE Sensex tanked 708.69 points to 79,356.47 and the NSE Nifty plunged 286.35 points to 24,113.05. Tracking the weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms tumbled Rs 7,15,739.19 crore to Rs 4,36,63,565.73 crore (USD 5.19 trillion) during the morning trade. From the 30 Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank plunged over 19 per cent after the firm reported a 40 per cent decline in September quarter net profit at Rs 1,331 crore, pulled down majorly by concerns about asset quality. Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Titan, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were also among the laggards. From the blue-chip pack, ITC jumped over 3 per cent after the diversified entity reported an 1.8 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 5,054.43 crore in

Private equity investments in the Indian real estate sector declined 4 per cent to USD 2.3 billion in the first half of this fiscal year due to lower inflow in office assets, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock noted that the total number of deals declined to 17 in April-September this year from 24 in the corresponding period of the preceding year. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of ANAROCK Capital, said, "Private equity investments in offices are primarily driven by foreign investors, which have tapered down due to global factors such as geopolitical tensions and elevated interest rates." However, he added that the aggregate numbers and the dominance of foreign investors in the Indian real estate remained largely stable due to the ADIA/KKR investment in the Reliance Retail warehousing assets. Private equity investments stood at USD 1.2 billion in the first half of 2020-21 fiscal; USD 2 billion in H1 2021-22; USD 2.8 billion in H1 2022-23; USD 2.4 billion in ...

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Realty firm Max Estates plans to raise Rs 800 crore by selling equity shares to institutional investors for the growth of business. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Max Estates informed that an Investment and Finance Committee of the board approved launch of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issue. The panel also approved the floor price for the issue at Rs 628.74 per equity share. According to sources, all major domestic mutual fund companies have participated in the QIP issue. The company would utilise the fund to acquire land in Delhi-NCR, they added. According to the notice of the 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of Max Estates Ltd, the company plans to raise up to Rs 800 crore. "The company anticipates certain growth opportunities in its existing line of business," Max Estates said. The company said it continues to evaluate various growth avenues, including land acquisition. Max Estates proposed to raise funds aggregating up to and not exceeding Rs

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India needs a 'clearer set' of guidelines for approving Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) from China expeditiously as the system of case-by-case review is slow, NITI Aayog vice chairman Suman Bery has said. Bery further said at the moment India scrutinises FDI proposals from China for security purposes similar to what the United States is doing. "I think what is needed, on the basis of experience, is a clearer set of guidelines because case-by-case review is slow and we do have an interest in getting investment from China because China is surplus in savings, it has got good technology," he told PTI. Earlier this week, the pre-budget Economic Survey has also made a strong case for seeking FDI from Beijing to boost local manufacturing and tap the export market. "But the fact of the matter is that we have diplomatic difficulties with them and so we have to be cautious," the NITI Aayog vice chairman observed. At present, the bulk of the FDI coming into India falls under the automatic .