India faces a severe affordable housing crisis with shortages projected to reach 30 million units by 2030, as supply-demand gaps widen due to weak private investment and regulatory challenges.

RERA has revolutionized India's real estate sector, attracting $26 billion in private equity investments since implementation, marking a new era of transparency and investor confidence in the property market.

India's retail real estate sector experienced unprecedented growth in 2025, with private equity investments surging 38% to USD 2.4 billion and retail leasing activity jumping 69% to 5.7 million sq ft.

India's financial capital witnesses unprecedented influx of developers from Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and Pune, driven by sustained demand and redevelopment potential in the nation's priciest property market.

PE investments in Indian real estate fall 35% in H1 2025 as foreign capital retreats due to currency depreciation, tax concerns & global economic pressures. Office sector shows resilience.

HDFC Capital, the real estate private equity arm of HDFC Group, had partnered with property developer Total Environment to establish a Rs 1,300-crore platform for the development of residential projects in Bengaluru, according to company officials.

ASK Property Fund, the real estate private equity division of the Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has committed ₹190 crore to Kalpataru’s upper mid-income housing project in Borivali, a prominent Mumbai suburb.

Mapletree Investments, a Singapore-based private equity organisation, bought a 41-acre Bengaluru property tract from Adarsh Developers. At over ₹1,900 crore, the acquisition is part of Adarsh Developers' debt reduction strategy. The site has 7 million square feet of development potential.

The Blackstone Group is close to buying Adani Realty's Inspire BKC, a high-profile commercial real estate project on Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) fringes. The 800,000-square-foot office skyscraper is expected to cost the US private equity behemoth between Rs 1,800 crore and Rs 2,000 crore.

The State Bank of India has committed Rs 714 crore to TCG Urban Infrastructure, a New York-based company, for the development of a World Trade Center in Gurugram. This project promises to offer one million square feet of leasable space.

Private Equity Investments in the Indian Real Estate Market Rise by 20 Percent

In 2022, office buildings led the Indian real estate market in private equity investments.

mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation's (HDFC) private equity real estate arm HDFC Capital Advisors and engineering major Larsen & Toubros' property development company L&T Realty are in advanced talks to establish a Rs 4,000 crore residential development and investment platform.