NEW DELHI: India’s real estate sector recorded equity capital inflows of $8.5 billion in H1 2026, registering a 32% year-on-year increase from $6.4 billion in H1 2025, according to a report by CBRE South Asia.
In Q2 2026, total inflows stood at $3.4 billion, broadly stable compared with the corresponding quarter of 2025.
Land and development site acquisitions, along with built-up office assets, accounted for about 94% of overall equity investment inflows during the quarter.
Developers led total capital infusion with a share of about 34%, followed by domestic institutional investors at about 32%. Together, the two categories accounted for about 66% of total inflows in Q2 2026.
Capital inflows from institutional investors rose 51% quarter-on-quarter during Q2 2026.
Domestic investors, primarily developers, accounted for about 92% of total investment inflows during the quarter. Global investors accounted for the remaining share.
Among cities, Bengaluru, followed by Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, together accounted for about 60% of total inflows during the quarter.
CBRE said more than 88% of total capital flows into land and site acquisitions were deployed towards residential and office developments. The balance went into data centres, mixed-use, and industrial and logistics projects.
Investment and development platforms worth about $1.6 billion were also set up in the residential and office sectors during the quarter.
