The new real estate playbook: How Indian investors are rethinking property ownership

For decades, real estate represented the great Indian dream, often an intimidating and distant one. It meant years of saving, endless site visits, and navigating layers of paperwork. Ownership was aspirational, but it was also expensive, complex, and slow to deliver returns. Fractional ownership platforms and real estate investment products now allow participation with much […]

From full ownership to fractions: How technology is reshaping real estate investment in India

India’s real estate market has entered one of its most confident phases in over a decade, with steady sales, firm prices, and renewed investor interest. Urban professionals, in particular, are once again viewing property as a reliable avenue for building and preserving wealth. At the same time, investing in real estate is no longer confined […]

Year-ender 2025: GST cuts on cement, marble and tiles reshape the real estate sector

In 2025, the GST Council implemented substantial tax cuts on construction materials: cement was reduced from 28% to 18%, bricks, tiles, and sand from 18% to 5%, paints and varnishes from 28% to 18%, and marble and granite blocks to 5%. Even modest reductions of 2–3% proved significant for middle-income homebuyers, especially when combined with […]

Private equity investments in Indian real estate fall 29% to $3.5 bn in 2025: Report

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 […]

Year-ender 2025: How major e-Khata reforms transformed Bengaluru’s real estate sector

In 2025, Bengaluru’s real estate market was significantly shaped by the Karnataka government’s introduction of the e-Khata system, a reform designed to digitise property records and speed up ownership transfers, according to real estate experts. While touted as a game-changer for homebuyers and developers, experts noted that its on-ground impact has been mixed, promising streamlined […]

Navi Mumbai International Airport begins operations: How does it impact the real estate market around it?

With the start of the first commercial flight operations from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on December 25, real estate experts believe that the entire Navi Mumbai region and its surrounding areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) are already witnessing a wave of optimism and growth, which […]

Mumbai real estate: Railway authority receives the highest bid of ₹2,251 crore for 2.6 acres of land in Mahalaxmi

A prime 2.5-acre land parcel in South Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi locality has drawn a record-breaking bid of ₹2,251 crore for a 99-year-long lease by the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA). According to real estate experts, this was the highest price ever offered for a 2.6-acre plot in the Mumbai real estate market, which can be considered […]

India’s retail real estate segment is expected to lease over 9 million sq ft of space by the end of 2025: Report

India’s retail real estate market is expected to lease over 9 million square feet (msf) of retail space by the end of 2025, up from 7.8 msf in 2024, driven by new Grade A mall supply and F&B demand, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s India Outlook 2026 report. India’s retail real estate market is set […]

Year-ender 2025: Why did Shah Rukh Khan dominate real estate headlines in 2025?

Shah Rukh Khan ruled real estate headlines in 2025, from joining the billionaire rich list to major property developments in India and overseas. Mumbai real estate update: Shah Rukh Khan ruled real estate headlines in 2025, from joining the billionaire rich list to major property developments in India and overseas. (HT Files) Earlier this year, […]

Institutional investments in India’s real estate sector are projected to soar to $10.4 billion: Report

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 […]