India Market Monitor Q3 2026 - Investments

India’s real estate investment market recorded strong momentum in Q3 2026, with capital inflows reaching USD 9.5 billion, more than doubling both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter. This took total investments during the first nine months of 2026 to USD 18.6 billion, almost twice the level recorded a year earlier.

This momentum was primarily driven by rising investor appetite for data centres and continued capital deployment into built-up office assets and land/development sites. The quarter also witnessed a notable resurgence in foreign capital inflows and a greater participation from institutional investors

Key highlights

• USD 9.5 billion in capital inflows during Q3 2026, more than 2X Y-o-Y and Q-o-Q
• USD 18.6 billion invested during 9M 2026, almost 2X Y-o-Y
• 57% of Q3 investments directed towards data centres
• ~59% of overall inflows contributed by foreign investors
• ~53% of investment inflows concentrated across Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Chennai
• ~USD 1.6 billion in investment and development platforms created during the quarter

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