India’s Real Estate Investment Hits Record $9.5 Billion in Q3 2026: CBRE
New Delhi, Sept 29 (TNT): India’s real estate sector attracted a record USD 9.5 billion in equity capital inflows during the July-September quarter of 2026, more than doubling from the previous quarter and the corresponding period last year, according to a report by CBRE South Asia.
The inflows were higher than the USD 4.4 billion recorded in Q3 2025 and USD 3.8 billion in Q2 2026, marking the highest quarterly investment on record, the company’s India Market Monitor – Investments report said.
Data centres, built-up office assets and land and development sites accounted for nearly 91 per cent of total investments during the quarter.
The rise was driven by growing investor interest in data centres and continued capital deployment into office properties and development sites.
Foreign investors accounted for about 59 per cent of total inflows, with US-based investors contributing 90 per cent of foreign capital, followed by investors from Canada, Singapore and Japan, the report revealed.
Institutional investors accounted for nearly 79 per cent of total inflows, compared with about 28 per cent in the previous quarter, while developers contributed around 13 per cent.
Mumbai, followed by Delhi-NCR and Chennai, accounted for a combined 53 per cent of investment inflows. Multi-city transactions contributed about 15 per cent.
Total real estate capital inflows during the first nine months of 2026 reached USD 18.6 billion, nearly twice the amount recorded in the corresponding period of 2025 and exceeding the full-year inflows of USD 14.2 billion in 2025, the report said.
CBRE Chairman and CEO for India, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Africa Anshuman Magazine said the quarter reflected growing investor confidence in India’s real estate market, with institutional capital extending beyond traditional segments to data centres.
Gaurav Kumar, Managing Director and Co-Head of Capital Markets at CBRE India, said both domestic and global investors were expanding their portfolios across established and emerging asset classes.
CBRE expects investment activity to remain strong through the end of 2026, supported by acquisitions of completed assets and new developments across residential, office, mixed-use, data centre and warehousing segments.
However, geopolitical uncertainties and interest rate movements remain key factors to watch.
The report also expects continued investment in data centres, supported by rising demand for computing capacity driven by artificial intelligence, alongside expansion by hyperscalers and colocation operators.
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