India real estate PE investment drops 31% to $1.66 billion; domestic share jumps to 85%
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- ✓India’s real estate private equity investment fell 31 per cent to $1.66 billion between January and September 2026.
- ✓Although transaction numbers rose, average deal sizes got smaller.
- ✓Domestic investors now lead the market, contributing 85 per cent of the total share.
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The sector recorded 31 transactions during the nine-month period, compared with 24 in the corresponding period last year. |Image: Magnific
Private equity (PE) investment in India's real estate sector declined 31 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $1.66 billion during January-September 2026, even as the number of transactions increased, according to a report by Knight Frank India.
The sector recorded 31 transactions during the nine-month period, compared with 24 in the corresponding period last year. However, the average deal size fell 47 per cent to $53 million, reflecting a decline in large-value transactions. Total institutional investment during the period was the lowest in six years.
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