Institutional real estate investment in India reaches $8.5 billion in 2025

Institutional investments in Indian real estate rose 29% year-on-year to a record $8.5 billion in 2025, with domestic investors contributing $4.8 billion and offices taking the largest share of capital.
Institutional real estate investment in India reaches $8.5 billion in 2025
A What happened
Institutional investments in Indian real estate climbed to an all-time high of $8.5 billion in 2025, driven by a surge in year-end deal activity, according to Colliers India. Domestic institutional investors’ investments more than doubled to $4.8 billion, accounting for 57% of total inflows, while foreign investments fell 16% year-on-year to $3.7 billion. Offices attracted $4.5 billion, or 54% of total inflows, and Bengaluru and Mumbai together accounted for nearly half of total investments.

Key insights

  • 1

    Domestic capital dominated institutional inflows in 2025: Domestic institutional investors invested $4.8 billion, more than doubling year-on-year and accounting for 57% of total inflows.

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    Q4 2025 set a quarterly investment record: Q4 2025 recorded $4.2 billion in investments, the highest ever in any quarter, supported by large office transactions in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

  • 3

    Offices remained the largest institutional investment segment: Office assets attracted $4.5 billion in 2025, accounting for 54% of total institutional inflows.

Takeaways

Colliers India reported that institutional real estate investment in India hit a record $8.5 billion in 2025, led by domestic capital and office-focused transactions concentrated in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

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