Institutional investments in real estate jump 58% to record $4.1 billion in January-June: Report

Institutional investments in the country's real estate sector rose 58 per cent year-on-year to a record $4.1 billion in the first half of 2026, driven by stronger domestic capital deployment and a revival in foreign investor participation, according to a Vestian report.The sector attracted $2.6 billion in institutional investments during the January-June period last year.Investment momentum remained strong in the April-June quarter as inflows increased 49 per cent year-on-year to $2.7 billion.According to US-based real estate consultancy Vestian, the $4.1 billion raised in the first six months of 2026 is the highest first-half institutional investment recorded since the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by PTI.Commercial real estate continued to attract the largest share of institutional capital, supported by sustained expansion of Global Capability Centres (GCCs), while investors also increased allocations across other real estate asset classes."India's real estate sector attracted significant institutional investments during the second quarter of 2026, mainly driven…