India’s four publicly listed REITs are Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, and Nexus Select Trust.
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This landmark reflects a strong confidence from both institutional and retail investors in India’s formal commercial real estate sector. It also signals increasing depth and liquidity in the REIT market, making it one of the attractive and efficient investment instruments for investors seeking stable, income-generating assets, according to a press release.
The impressive rise in market capitalisation has been supported by sustained investor interest, healthy occupancy levels across underlying properties, consistent distributions to unitholders, and enabling regulatory reforms.
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As a result, REITs are now firmly positioned as a mainstream asset class in India’s capital markets, offering a compelling alternative to traditional investment vehicles.Since their introduction in 2019, REITs have transformed access to income-generating real estate assets. They offer investors a transparent, regulated, and liquid structure to participate directly in the country’s dynamic real estate growth story.“We welcome this significant milestone as evidence of the sector’s resilience, maturity, and potential. This fiscal year has commenced on a strong footing, driven by robust leasing momentum, high occupancy levels and sustained growth in distributions for the sector.
This positive start positions us well for another successful year. As REITs continue to scale and attract long-term capital, their growing market capitalisation is expected to further enhance liquidity — benefiting issuers through improved access to capital, and investors through increased trading volumes and tighter spreads,” said Alok Aggarwal, MD and CEO of Brookfield India Real Estate Trust and Chairman of the Indian REITs Association.
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According to the Q4 FY25 data, India’s REIT market manages gross Assets Under Management (AUM) exceeding Rs 1.63 lakh crore. The four REITs collectively operate over 128 million square feet of Grade A office and retail real estate across India’s key urban centres.
Since their respective inceptions, these REITs have distributed a cumulative total of over Rs 22,800 crore to unitholders, underlining their growing appeal among both institutional and retail investors, the release said.
The Indian REITs Association (IRA) is a non-profit industry body established with the support of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Ministry of Finance. Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, and Nexus Select Trust are the founding members of the Association.
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