Private equity (PE) investments in Indian real estate declined 29% year-on-year to about $3.5 billion in 2025, even as office assets continued to dominate investor interest, accounting for 58% of total inflows to about $ 2,001 mn, according to Knight Frank India’s report, Trends in Private Equity Investments in India: H2 2025. Private equity investments […]
India’s real estate sector is expected to reach an unprecedented milestone in 2025, with institutional investments projected to soar to an estimated $10.4 billion across 77 transactions, marking the second consecutive year of record-breaking performance. This figure stands as the highest on record and represents a 17% increase from the previous year’s exceptional performance of […]
If you want rental income without buying and managing property, SM REITs (Small and Medium REITs) offer a way to earn steady payouts and modest gains with ease, transparency, and liquidity minus the hassle of dealing with tenants or physical assets. Like traditional REITs, SM REITs pool investor money to buy and manage income-generating properties, […]
Sugata Dasgupta (name changed) bought an apartment in 2017 with a home loan. After closing the loan in 2023, he now wants to upgrade the family kitchen and needs about ₹3 lakh. He’s unsure whether to take a home-improvement loan or use his savings. Which option makes better financial sense? Those who want to preserve […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Market regulator Sebi on November 28 reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as equity-related instruments to promote higher participation by mutual funds and specialised investment funds (SIFs). Sebi on November 28 reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as equity-related instruments to promote higher participation by mutual funds and specialised investment […]
In India’s property market, the numbers have always spoken loudly. Apartments in Mumbai routinely cost upwards of ₹25,000 per square foot, while a commercial floor in Bengaluru’s technology corridor can command several crores. For decades, that scale effectively closed the door on smaller real estate investors but today the door is cracking open, quietly but […]
Institutional investments in India are expected to reach $5–7 billion annually in both 2025 and 2026, indicating steady momentum, according to a Colliers’ 2026 Global Investor Outlook report. Institutional investments in Indian real estate remained strong in the first nine months of 2025, reaching $4.3 billion, driven by steady activity across all three quarters, according […]
A hype makes a bubble: AI has been a magnet for heavy investments, which are now being feared as a function of unrealistic promises, creating the so-called ‘AI bubble.’ If AI fails to deliver, that bubble will be considered as having popped. Whether it really is a bubble is largely disputed among tech executives and […]
ChatGPT creator OpenAI, the world’s largest private company, is asking the US government to provide loan guarantees for its massive infrastructure expansion that will eventually cost more than $1 trillion. Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc. (Bloomberg) Speaking at a Wall Street Journal business conference, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explained that government backing […]
As Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan celebrates his 60th birthday today, attention turns to his personal life and real estate investments. His iconic sea-facing Bandra residence, Mannat, has been a city landmark and tourist attraction for over two decades. Beyond Mannat, Shah Rukh and his family have built an impressive real estate portfolio spanning Mumbai, […]
