Foreign investors were cautious to put money in Indian real estate during January-March amid the West Asia conflict, as their investments plunged 75 per cent to $400 million compared to the previous quarter, according to Colliers.

Real estate consultant Colliers India expects foreign investors to remain cautious through this year due to global economic uncertainties.

The consultant data showed that the total institutional investments in real estate fell drastically by 61 per cent to $1.6 billion in January-March from $4.2 billion in the preceding October-December quarter of 2025.

Out of this, domestic investors pumped in $1.2 billion while foreign players invested just 0.4 billion during the last quarter.

During October-December 2025, the inflow from domestic and foreign investors stood at $2.6 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

In fact, he said, domestic real estate investments witnessed a strong surge and accounted for three-fourths of the $1.6 billion inflows in Q1 2026.

"While global investors are likely to remain cautious in the near-term on account of volatilities in trade, crude and commodities markets, this phase is expected to be transient in nature," Yagnik said.

India's favourable demographics, consumption-driven economy and investor appetite to expand into both core and alternative assets are likely to keep its unique positioning in the wider APAC region intact, he observed.

The consultant mentioned that the global investors may adopt a more measured, wait-and-watch approach in the near-term, potentially impacting inflows over the next few quarters.

However, Colliers added that domestic investors are likely to remain firm and may offset the potential impact to some extent.

Among asset classes, institutional investments in office properties fell sharply to $821.1 million in January-March from $3051.8 million in the preceding quarter.

Published on April 2, 2026