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Shobhit Agarwal's take on real estate trends, investment opportunities and more - VC Circle
How do you see M&A activity in Indian real estate over the next couple of quarters or the next year? Is the current momentum (around $2.9 billion in Q3) likely to continue or taper off? We see between $6 billion and $8 billion come in every year. I think this year, too, we'll be close to that number. What are the key trends within real estate M&A? Within real estate, at the moment, the most favourable sector is industrial and warehousing. And it will keep the momentum going i
Nov 26, 20256 min read


CREDAI NATCON 2025
I had the pleasure of addressing the prestigious CREDAI NATCON 2025 in Singapore and releasing a white paper on Indian REITs: A Gateway...
Sep 17, 20251 min read


RICS India Real Estate Investment Summit
It's always an exciting session when you are a panelist with the best! It was a delight to speak at the RICS India Real Estate Investment...
Jul 2, 20251 min read


The New Blueprint
Was delighted to be a keynote speaker at the Golden Trail 2.0 event in Mumbai last week on The New Blueprint : Navigating Real Estate in...
Jul 2, 20251 min read


Exciting panel @ GRI Delhi 2025
Delighted to moderate an interesting and engaging panel discussion on Delhi NCR’s Commercial Real Estate Investment Play - Strategies for...
May 7, 20251 min read


Fixed vs Floating Interest Rate
If you’ve ever wondered whether to go with a fixed or floating interest rate on your home loan, this piece breaks it down in simple...
Apr 30, 20251 min read


India’s Real Estate Landscape: Institutional Growth & Emerging Opportunities
I had the privilege of participating in a roundtable hosted by Private Equity Real Estate, where we discussed the robust growth prospects...
Apr 3, 20252 min read


PERE Summit 2025
It was delighted to participate in an insightful panel on ‘Building a Diversified Real Estate Portfolio in India’ at the recently held ...
Mar 26, 20251 min read


Navigating the Landscape of SM REITs: Insights for Investors
Investing in SM REITs presents a unique opportunity to diversify your portfolio through exposure to both commercial and residential...
Mar 6, 20251 min read


Repo Rate Cut Anticipated: Here’s How It Would Impact Homebuyers
Given the stable economic conditions in India, a reduction in the repo rate by the RBI was anticipated during the October monetary policy...
Mar 6, 20251 min read


An engaging session with GRI Club
An insightful session on the evolving trends in India’s commercial real estate with an exceptional panel. As companies increasingly seek...
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Impact of RERA on stakeholders
When RERA was implemented in 2016, there was a mixed reaction across stakeholders but largely everyone was happy, especially customers...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Bridge Funding
A bridge loan is usually availed by a borrower who has near term liquidity requirement, and is expecting a substantial cash inflow in...
Aug 21, 20241 min read


GRI Funding Opportunities India 2024
Was delighted to be a part of the GRI Funding Opportunities India 2024 event that was held in Mumbai this week. It was a great...
Jul 12, 20241 min read


Developers looking beyond capital, aiming to tap smaller cities
Pleasure to interact with Abhinandan Lodha, Sandeep Menon, Vipul Roongta, and Stuart Take for a panel discussion on Constructing A Robust...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


This long term investment asset builds finances over time
Warehouses are an attractive investment option that generates returns between eight and 10 per cent annually through rental yields....
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Selecting a REIT: Factor in capital gains and dividend payouts
REITs provides investors many benefits hitherto unavailable to investors, especially, retail investors – the key benefit being portfolio...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Realtors see debt go down as sales boom
While select developers are increasing their debt levels, a large number of developers have seen consequences of higher debt in the...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Small And Medium Reit: A New Investment Option For Indian Investors
For investors, SM REITs provide suitable diversification and accessibility with lower capital requirements, superior liquidity through...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Housing prices soar with 13% CAGR as inflation moderates to 5.4%: Anarock
After the 2019 elections, average residential prices across the top seven cities have appreciated at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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