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  • Nexus Select Mall Management settles net worth disclosure case with SEBI

    SEBI show cause notice had alleged that company failed to maintain the required net worth, and did not intimate SEBI about a material change in its net worth

  • RBI plans to allow bank loans to REITs by July 1

    At present, there are five listed REITs in India - Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, Nexus Select Trust, and Knowledge Realty Trust.

  • RBI announces measures to boost financial inclusion, MSME credit, REIT financing

    The measures are aimed at improving last-mile credit delivery, strengthening institutional financing frameworks and supporting growth in both the MSME and real estate sectors, governor Sanjay Malhotra has said

  • RBI's allows banks to lend to REITs, experts say will bring down cost of capital

    Banks are generally not allowed to lend to REITs, either at the investment managers' level or at the level of their numerous special project vehicles but that is about to change

  • Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes dedicated REITs to recycle public sector enterprises' land assets

    Investors have often called for the government, both and the Union and state level, to accelerate asset monetisation, with governments often having lucrative land parcels located in prime real estate markets

  • Wall Street bankers disappear from REIT IPOs as domestic investors take centrestage

    Bengaluru-based Bagmane Prime Office REIT filed its draft IPO papers last week with market regulator SEBI. The real estate developer is working with a banker syndicate of seven banks for a fundraise of Rs 4,000 crore. All the seven banks working on this REIT IPO are domestic investment banks.

  • REITs accelerate institutional money flows in India’s office realty market

    REITs have delivered stellar returns of about 40-50 per cent from healthy assets in the office property market

  • Prestige in talks with investors in path to REIT, says offices CEO Marwaha

    Prestige has earlier collaborated with external investors such as Blackstone. In 2021, the company sold its then office and mall portfolio of 17 million square feet to Blackstone for $1.5 billion

  • Blackstone-backed Bengaluru developer Bagmane to soon file DRHP for Rs 4,000 cr REIT IPO

    This will be the fifth office real estate investment trust in the Indian market after Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, Brookfield India Real Estate Trust and Knowledge Realty Trust.

  • 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

  • MF leaders welcome SEBI’s REIT-as-Equity Move; tax opportunities seen as advantages amid liquidity concerns

    SEBI’s move to classify REITs as equity from January 1 is expected to boost mutual fund participation by easing regulatory limits.

  • From new year, REITs to count as equity for Mutual Funds, says SEBI

    The policy has been tweaked to facilitate greater participation by Mutual Funds and Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs) and promote REIT as an asset class.

  • Brookfield REIT picks investment banks for Rs 3,500-cr QIP

    Brookfield REIT shareholders will vote on the acquisition and the share sale on November 28 at the company’s extraordinary general meeting.

  • Sebi moves to widen REIT market access with early-stage project inclusion, eyes route for index entry

    With REITs already classified as equity for mutual funds, the regulator is now working on rules for limited exposure to under-construction projects and preparing conditions for possible index inclusion

  • SEBI eyes index inclusion for REITs to boost liquidity, investor participation, says chairman Pandey

    The proposed index entry marks the most significant policy signal yet for India’s nascent REIT market, which SEBI believes must play a far larger role in funding the country’s long-term infrastructure needs.

  • Chart of the Day | The growing case for InvITs in infrastructure financing

    The relative outperformance of InvIT returns to other comparable instruments such as REITs, debt instruments or corporate bonds, is seeing retail investor appetite grow for these instruments

  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Rising trust in India’s REIT landscape

    In today’s edition of Pro Panorama: SBI throws up a surprise, Sun Pharma stays in shape, IMF’s take on fiscal deficit, L&T’s foreign flavour and much more

  • 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.

  • Chart of the Day: SEBI's REIT reclassification opens door to $20 billion commercial real estate market

    India's Real Estate Investment Trust market is experiencing unprecedented momentum following SEBI's strategic reclassification, positioning the $20 billion sector for substantial growth

  • Equity tag for REITs, another step towards global best practices

    As an equity asset class, REITs can fuel capital flows into commercial property, though retail investors must be aware of the cons too

  • SEBI Board Meet: REITs get a shot in the arm with equity status; MF allocations to rise

    More importantly, pursuant to the re-classification of REITs, investment by mutual funds will be considered within the investment allocation limit for equity instruments and also make them eligible for inclusion in equity indices, thereby enabling enhanced investment by mutual fund schemes in REITs.

  • Indian REITs offer higher returns than US, Singapore, to surpass $25 billion by 2029: Report

    Indian REIT market accounts for just 20% of institutional real estate, far below the US (96%) or even Asian peers like Singapore (55%) and Japan (51%), says Indian REITS: A Gateway to Institutional Real Estate report

  • Knight Frank sees India’s REIT and InvIT market growing by 3-1/2 times in five years

    REITs and InvITs are at a stage similar to where the mutual fund industry was five to seven years ago, said Rajeev Vijay of Knight Frank India, adding that investor education and awareness can be critical for growth.

  • Brookprop Management Services settles case with SEBI in Brookfield REIT matter

    The case highlights Sebi’s continuing scrutiny of REITs and adherence to rules governing distribution practices

  • In good position to secure third-party acquisitions for REIT: Knowledge Realty Trust

    The REIT will have a portfolio of 46 million square feet, including around 9.5 million square feet under construction or in the pipeline. The trust, whose IPO opens on August 5, reported a net operating income of Rs 3,432 crore for FY25, an increase of 19 percent year-on-year.

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