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6-8% Yield & Appreciation: REIT Leaders Chart India’s Realty Future

The discussion emphasized the considerable opportunities within India’s commercial stock. REITs are transitioning from a niche market to a mainstream option as capital markets broaden their involvement in India’s commercial real estate sector. This was a key takeaway from a conclave session discussing the potential of REITs as the backbone of the industry. Moderated by Mahaveer Jain, Director at India Ratings & Research, the panel included Ramesh Nair (Board Member, IRA | MD & CEO, Mindspace Business Parks REIT), Shirish Godbole (Board Member, IRA | CEO, Knowledge Realty Trust), Alok Aggarwal (Chairperson, IRA | CEO, Brookfield REIT), Abhishek Agarwal (CFO,…

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US Firms Account for 33% of Office Demand in India’s Top 7 Cities

NEW DELHI: US companies have leased 64.5 million square feet of office space in India from 2022 to 2024 across seven major cities, accounting for more than one-third of total workspace leasing, according to JLL India. Data from real estate consultant JLL India shows that the total gross leasing of office space during the 2022-2024 period reached 190 million sq ft across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. Of this, US firms rented 64.5 million sq ft of office space primarily to establish their Global Capability Centers (GCCs). Approximately 70% of the office space rented was for setting…