Market Trends of India Office Real Estate Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the India Office Real Estate Market according to our research experts:
Demand for Office Space Increased in 2021
Gross leasing went down in Q2 2021 compared to Q1 2021 because of the second wave of COVID-19 and new rules in all major cities.However, on an annual basis, office leasing grew by 55.1% in Q2 2021 compared to Q2 2020.
The demand for space is increasing across the IT, healthcare, e-commerce, and logistics sectors. To make the market more accessible to small and retail investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) reduced the minimum application value for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) from INR 50,000 (USD 705.21) to INR 10,000-15,000 (USD 141.04-USD 211.56) in July 2021. According to the Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (ICRA), Indian companies are likely to raise more than INR 3.5 trillion (USD 48 billion) through infrastructure and real estate investment trusts in 2022, compared to the USD 29 billion raised in 2020.
Foreign Investments Plays a Major Role in the Office Real Estate Market
The office market has been driven by growth in business process management and information technology (BPM/IT), banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), consulting, and manufacturing.Many new companies are thinking about getting into the Indian market because it has a lot of potential and the FDI rules have been made easier.By 2022, the absorption of Grade-A office space is estimated to exceed 700 million sq. ft., with Delhi-NCR accounting for most of this demand.
Large agreements of 100,000 sq. ft. were expected to be made in Bengaluru in 2021. This was thought to be a big part of what was expected year over year. to be leased. It is expected to be 20-30 units for a 20-30% increase in absorption, while supply is expected to gr20-30eadily by 20-30% Y-o-Y. Strong development in e-commerce and manufacturing and increased demand in emerging Tier I and Tier II cities are estimated to push the absorption of industrial and warehouse space up by 83% to 47.7 million sq. ft. in 2021. The office category drew 71% of all private equity (PE) investments in real estate in Q4 FY21, followed by retail (15%), residential (7%), and warehousing (7%).
