a booming real estate market indias investment surge the indian real estate sector witnessed an extraordinary upswing in the latter half of 2024 marking an 88 growth in institutional investments soaring to 3 03 billion from 1 61 billion in h2 2023 this surge as reported by colliers highlights a strong investor sentiment underpinned by economic growth and policy driven support mumbai emerged as the primary beneficiary attracting nearly half of the total investments in h2 2024 largely driven by the acquisition of office assets according to colliers latest report titled asia pacific investment insights h2 2024 office assets dominated investment inflows securing a 47 share followed by industrial and logistics at 27 and residential at 17 badal yagnik chief executive officer of colliers india stated that institutional investments in indian real estate saw a significant rise with total capital inflows reaching 6 5 billion in 2024 reflecting a 22 increase he further emphasized that this momentum is likely to persist into 2025 fueled by positive economic growth prospects and strong investor confidence the expected continuity in monetary policy easing including potential repo rate reductions is anticipated to enhance liquidity and drive transactional activity across real estate segments in 2025 with diverse investment opportunities and proactive government policies supporting substantial capital deployment across core and non core assets the report highlighted that the office segment attracted 1 442 million in investments during h2 2024 marking a staggering 571 increase from 215 million in the same period last year peush jain managing director of commercial leasing and advisory at anarock group noted that indias office market is positioned for positive growth in 2025 driven by global economic recovery particularly within the technology sector demand for office spaces in major metropolitan cities is expected to rise significantly building on the market equilibrium established in late 2024 the residential segment also experienced robust growth garnering 503 million in investments during h2 2024 a 41 increase from 356 million in the previous year ankur jalan ceo of golden growth fund a cat ii real estate focused alternative investment fund noted that rising affluence and aspirational home ownership combined with strong infrastructure growth and economic expansion are propelling housing demand he highlighted that with the newly formed government in delhi the nda administrations double engine growth model is expected to further drive real estate investments particularly in south delhi attracting more institutional and alternative investment funds garvit tiwari co founder of inframantra emphasized that the increasing investment flow into indian real estate underscores the countrys strong position among global markets with solid mid to long term growth prospects high consumption demand has fueled the demand for residential and commercial properties in major metropolitan areas a trend that is expected to strengthen in the coming years in h2 2024 foreign investments accounted for 57 of total inflows while domestic investments stood at 1 3 billion reflecting an 8 year on year growth vimal nadar senior director and head of research at colliers india pointed out that the steady growth in investment volumes reaffirms indias status as a key destination for both domestic and foreign real estate investments he predicted that investment inflows from the asia pacific region would remain strong in 2025 constituting a significant share of institutional investments in india looking ahead global investors are expected to continue diversifying their real estate portfolios while domestic investors will likely focus on high yield segments such as office and industrial warehousing the report further noted that real estate investments across the asia pacific market grew by 12 year on year reaching 155 9 billion in 2024 south korea japan and mainland china accounted for 59 of the total 83 2 billion investments recorded in h2 2024 meanwhile india south korea taiwan and australia experienced notable investment growth each exceeding 30 year on year increases during the period overall real estate investment volumes in the asia pacific region are expected to remain strong in 2025 supported by easing inflation healthy economic growth prospects and declining borrowing costs across major markets according to the colliers report