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Data showed that Engineering and Manufacturing segment captured the lion’s share of 32 percent of the total leasing followed by 3PL (24 percent), E-commerce (15 percent), Automobile (8 percent), FMCG (7 percent) and Retail (5 percent).

Quick commerce boom to fuel India's dark store surge, network to triple to 7,500 by 2030

As of October, India had 2,525 operational dark stores spread across more than 100 cities

Retail leasing ends 2025 on a high, will supply crunch spoil the party in 2026?

As the sector awaits 2026, developers and retailers are worried if the supply pipeline can keep pace with demand, especially in high-performing micro-markets

Explained: Trump Media’s Rs 1 lakh-crore bet to put Telangana’s Future City on global real estate map

The Future City is expected to anchor sectors such as semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, electric vehicles and advanced mobility, green energy, artificial intelligence, data centres, and life sciences.

India’s listed REITs have a stellar 2025 with unit prices rising up to 16-28%

Four listed REITs have seen significant appreciation in price terms, while average yields have fallen by about 35 basis points

Explained: What is Telangana’s ‘Future City’ and why it matters?

Market observers say that Future City is expected to unlock large-scale demand across industrial, commercial, residential and logistics real estate, while easing pressure on the city’s saturated IT hubs.

Tamil Nadu tops SEZ charts, emerges as fastest-growing GCC and data centre hub

The state’s tech and R&D ecosystem—home to over 750 electronic R&D institutes, the highest number of operational SEZs in India (54), and a robust network of industrial parks—is propelling a fresh wave of real estate and infrastructure growth.

India’s next big real estate story? Plug-and-play data centre cities

Developers say that land for data centres is no longer a straightforward acquisition—operators now demand highly engineered sites with pre-installed power, fibre, cooling and sustainability infrastructure.

Delhi's Khan Market ranks as 24th most expensive high-street globally: report

Khan Market was 23rd most expensive retail location globally in last year's ranking. Nevertheless, Khan Market remains India's most expensive high street.

CapitaLand bets $1 billion on India’s 5GW data centre future, to double capacity to 500 MW by 2030

Surajit Chatterjee, Managing Director and Head, Data Centre, India, CapitaLand Investment, said hyperscalers drive 15% quarterly demand surge. Mumbai and Hyderabad will anchor CapitaLand’s 500 MW expansion by 2030, he said.

Retail property leases are on the rise, but what will sustain India’s shopping mall boom?

Observers said for investors and occupiers, the retail real estate is shifting towards experience-led consumption. Developers are investing heavily in design, entertainment and hospitality-driven formats, to increase dwell time and repeat footfalls.

India’s REIT market to double to Rs 19.7 trillion by 2030: Knight Frank

India’s REITs have a potential to diversify beyond traditional asset classes like office, retail, and warehousing, to industrial parks, data centres, and hospitality, according to report.

Office vacancy dips marginally amid global headwinds; office rentals rise 6% in 2025

Data showed that Chennai is the only city to record single-digit office vacancy of 8.9 percent - the least among all top seven cities.

Delhi leads, Mumbai steady as office rents rise 3.8%

Among Gurugram's micro-markets, NH-48 Prime led with the highest 3-year CAGR of 10.1% and a 16% annual increase in office rentals. Suburban Noida clocked an 8.7% CAGR and a 9.9% annual rise, a report has said

Warehousing boom: Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad drive record leasing

The three accounted for 59% of the total leasing in the first nine months of this year, with Delhi-NCR taking the lead at 11.7 million square feet

Logistics realty demand at all-time high, 3PL, e-commerce drive 55.3-msf absorption

Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad accounted for 84 percent of total absorption. Tier-2 and 3 markets such as Jaipur, Lucknow, Coimbatore, and Indore contributed 16 percent

Prestige Group plans Rs 12,000 crore office expansion to target Rs 3,200 crore annual rental by FY28

Prestige Office Ventures' CEO Juggy Marwaha said by the end of FY27, the group is targetting 17-18 million sq ft of new office space operational, taking the total portfolio to 30 million sq ft by April 2028, with a projected annual jump of 15-20 percent in office rentals.

Trump’s $100K H-1B fee threatens India’s property boom in tech hubs

Akash Puri, Director-International, India Sotheby’s International Realty, said that higher H-1B costs could push top talent to look beyond America’s borders.

India emerges as global leader in flex office market, ahead of UK, US

Flex space is expected to reach 85 msf by the year-end and surpass 100 msf by 2026, a report by Cushman & Wakefield has said

Gen Z and Millennials’ $250 billion spending power redefining India’s retail leasing landscape

According to a Deloitte-FICCI report, Gen Z is set to account for 43 percent of India’s total consumption in 2025, wielding a direct spending power of $250 billion.

Green is the new gold: Eco-certified Grade-A offices lead leasing surge

A vast number of occupiers, especially MNCs and GCCs, now insist on sustainability features, which are only available in green-certified Grade-A office buildings

Property developers ramp up on rentals as demand for offices, malls and data centres soars

With occupancies near full, institutional investment rising and REIT adoption growing, developers and analysts expect annuity based income to expand further.

Microsoft leases 2.65-lakh sq ft space in Hyderabad for Rs 5.4 crore monthly rent

The sub-lease started from July 2025 and per square feet, monthly rental for the deals translates to Rs 204, documents showed.

YEIDA allots 190 acre parcel to Escorts Kubota for a Rs 4,500 crore tractor unit near Jewar airport

Apart from the Rs 4,500 crore investment for tractor manufacturing unit, Escorts Kubota's proposed investment will provide employment to 4,000 people in phased manner.

Knight Frank sees ‘transformative growth’ in India’s InvITs, set to triple to $258 billion by 2030

India has five listed REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and 17 InvITs with a combined market capitalisation of $33.2 billion. Knight Frank has positioned the country as the fourth-largest market in Asia for REITs and InvITs, behind Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.