India Real Estate Investment has proven to be the highest yielding investment opportunity in the recent few years. The realty industry in India is at its zenith and is thereby attracting the maximum investment not just locally but overseas too. NRI investments have taken a new turn and have entered the Indian real estate market.

The various Real Estate Developments in India include construction of residential units, townships, commercial complexes, office buildings and retail stores and shopping malls. The newest entrant is development of IT spaces that includes IT Parks and integrated townships for the employees of the IT industry in that IT Park.

Many Banks and Financial Institutions like HDFC Property Fund, Dewan Housing Finance Limited-DHFL, Venture Capital Fund, Kotak Mahindra Realty Fund, Kshitij Venture Capital Fund (A group venture of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd) and India Advantage Fund (ICICI), provide the funds for real estate development to the Builders and developers for construction of these structures. These are the major institutional investors in real estate in India.

The various factors responsible for the upswing in the India real estate investments are:

• The increasing demand in residential, commercial and industrial properties
• Growth in hospitality or hotel industry
• Development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
• Increased living standards of people with higher disposable incomes
• Development of IT and ITES industry.

The Government of India is also liberalizing by providing more funds for real estate developments all across the country and relaxing the economic policies. The various acts by the GOI in this regard are:

• Indian Transfer Of Property Act
• Indian Registration Act, 1908.
• Indian Urban Land (Ceiling And Regulation) Act, 1976
• Stamp Duty
• Rent Control Acts
• Property Tax
• Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973

Besides the GOI interest in the realty sector other investments demanding mention are NRI Investments. NRI investment in real estate segment in India have increased manifold. Special NRI cities are being constructed by the leading Real Estate Builders in and around, major cities in India like Noida, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata etc.

A major chunk of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI’s) presently goes into the Indian realty sector. Steps have been taken to manage and further promote real estate investment in India. An Indian Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is being formed that will facilitate fast and easy liquidation of investments in the real estate market in India. The Indian realty market is flooded with Initial Public Offer (IPO) by various real estate and infrastructure development groups. This is opening further avenues for investments in real estate in India.

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