India emerges a top five destination for realty FDI
India ranked among the top five cross-border capital destinations globally for land and development site investments in the March quarter with foreign investors backing about 55% of the inflows, said real estate services firm Colliers. Notably, 73% of the fresh foreign investments were aimed at ready assets, according to Colliers' latest Asia Pacific Global Capital Flows report.
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Foreign investors pumped $3.6 billion into India's realty market in 2023, garnering a 67% share.
Four of the top markets globally in the first quarter of calendar 2024 were in the Asia-Pacific region led by China, Singapore, and Australia.
«The sustained inclination of foreign investors towards ready assets is evident from the 73% investment inflows in Q1 2024. There is a persisting preference for high-quality office assets, both developmental and ready-to-move, with a notable focus on sustainability,» said Piyush Gupta, managing director of capital markets and investment services at Colliers India. «Additionally, capital in the Indian real estate sector is becoming increasingly diversified, with growing investments in residential, logistics, alternative assets, and credit.»
Institutional investors in India mainly prefer completed and pre-leased income-yielding assets as they seek immediate and consistent returns, low-risk profile, compliance
