India’s real estate sector looks forward to achieving a historic milestone in 2025, with institutional investors projecting to deploy $10.4 billion across 77 transactions. Notably, this performance marks the second consecutive year of record-breaking inflows.
According to a report released by real estate consultancy JLL, this projected figure represents the highest level of institutional investment ever recorded in the sector. Moreover, the estimate reflects a 17% increase over the previous year’s strong performance of $8.9 billion.
This sustained momentum clearly underscores the resilience and growing appeal of India’s real estate market among institutional investors. Consequently, the back-to-back record-setting performance positions India as one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving real estate investment destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition, beyond transaction-led investments, 2025 also witnessed substantial platform commitments totalling $11.43 billion. These commitments will deploy capital in phases over the next three to seven years, thereby strengthening long-term market visibility.
Importantly, the bulk of these commitments—approximately $11 billion—originated from a single platform deal established by Digital Connexion. This strategic joint venture brings together Reliance Industries Ltd., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., and Digital Realty Trust Inc., with a primary focus on data centre development. Meanwhile, investors have earmarked the remaining commitments for upcoming commercial and residential projects across the country.
Commenting on the outlook, Lata Pillai, Senior Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, India, JLL, said, “Institutional investment in real estate is poised to drive exceptional performance in 2025, with an estimated $10.4 billion in capital deployed across 77 transactions, a historic achievement that builds on our record-breaking momentum from 2024.”
She further added, “For the first time since 2014, domestic institutional investors have captured a commanding 52% market share. Also, the two-fold increase in core asset acquisitions in 2025 demonstrates that investors are not just betting on India’s growth story but are actively building long-term wealth through our stabilised, income-generating properties. This convergence of domestic institutional strength and sustained foreign confidence creates an unprecedented foundation for continued market expansion.”
