India real estate investment CBRE: record $8.5bn in H1 2026

India real estate investment CBRE data puts equity capital inflows at USD 8.5 billion in the first half of 2026, up 32% from USD 6.4 billion in H1 2025 and the highest half-yearly equity investment total on record. The increase works out to about USD 2.1 billion of additional capital over the same period last year.

The figures come from the CBRE India market monitor, the consultancy's India Market Monitor: Investments Q2 2026 report, as reported by DD India and ANI. It tracks equity capital moving into land parcels, developments and income-producing assets across the country, and it is the source the market watches for half-yearly capital flow numbers.

India real estate investment CBRE: how the H1 record was built

The first half of 2026 added nearly a third more equity than the first half of 2025. The jump from USD 6.4 billion to USD 8.5 billion makes it the biggest half-yearly equity investment total the sector has recorded. Quarterly inflows for Q2 2026 stood at USD 3.4 billion, broadly unchanged from the same quarter a year earlier, and the India real estate investment CBRE quarterly split implies a Q1 figure of about USD 5.1 billion, the stronger of the two quarters.

India real estate investment CBRE: where the Q2 capital went

Within the second quarter, India real estate investment CBRE numbers show land and development sites plus built-up office assets accounted for nearly 94% of equity inflows, roughly USD 3.2 billion of the quarter's USD 3.4 billion. Of the capital placed in sites and land, more than 88% went into residential and office developments.

The balance went into data centres, mixed-use projects, and industrial and logistics assets. That mix points to capital chasing both ready income from office buildings and longer development plays on land.

Domestic money funded the quarter

Domestic investors contributed about 92% of Q2 inflows, and the India real estate investment CBRE data shows developers were the largest contributors at 34%, followed by domestic institutional investors at 32%. At USD 3.4 billion for the quarter, those shares work out to roughly USD 1.16 billion from developers and USD 1.09 billion from domestic institutions. Institutional investor inflows rose 51% quarter-on-quarter.

The domestic tilt also showed in the quarter's equity capital inflows mix, with developers and domestic institutions together accounting for about two-thirds of the USD 3.4 billion. That share points to home-grown balance sheets doing the heavy lifting while overseas funds watch global conditions.

Metros and platforms drew the deals

Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai together accounted for around 60% of Q2 inflows, which works out to roughly USD 2.04 billion. The CBRE India market monitor data shows deal flow stayed anchored in the three largest markets while India real estate investment CBRE tracking showed capital spreading across more asset classes.

Investment platforms worth about USD 1.6 billion were set up across residential and office segments during the quarter. The new investment platforms suggest developers and institutions are building deal pipelines rather than closing one-off transactions.

India real estate investment CBRE outlook: momentum into H2

CBRE expects the momentum to continue into the second half, with foreign investors likely to increase participation as global conditions stabilise. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO for India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa at CBRE, said: "This momentum reflects the underlying resilience and depth of India's real estate capital markets."

Anshuman Magazine added that domestic investors show strong conviction in the sector's long-term fundamentals. The half-year total in the India real estate investment CBRE data sits against a longer run of inflows: separate figures cited by Magicbricks show total real estate equity inflows into India reached about USD 30.7 billion between 2024 and the first quarter of 2026, so the H1 2026 figure alone is more than a quarter of that total.