Institutional investments in India's real estate sector reached $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 12 per cent from the previous quarter and 20 per cent from a year earlier, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report released on Tuesday. Yaani, out of every $3 that came in, more than $2 was foreign money.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Foreign investors regained the lead after four straight quarters of domestic dominance, deploying $1.4 billion, or 68 per cent of the total. Foreign inflows jumped 64 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 134 per cent year-on-year, IANS reported, citing the same report. Domestic institutions put in $0.7 billion, down 34 per cent on the quarter and 39 per cent on the year, which the report attributed to a high base.

Source: IANS

$2.1 billionTotal Q3 2026 institutional inflows
68%Foreign share ($1.4 billion)
52%Share taken by data centres
$5.5 billionYear-to-date total, up 11%

Data centres were the biggest draw, taking 52 per cent of all inflows as demand rose from AI workloads, cloud adoption and data-localisation requirements. Hospitality took 15 per cent and offices 9 per cent. Private equity funds drove 88 per cent of the activity and REITs the remaining 12 per cent, ANI reported.

Source: ANI

On a year-to-date basis, institutional investment stood at $5.5 billion, up 11 per cent, with domestic investors at 52 per cent and foreign investors at 48 per cent. Multi-city deals made up 76 per cent of Q3 activity, while Mumbai took 9 per cent and Delhi-NCR 6 per cent of direct allocations, the report said.