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India becomes Asia’s 4th-largest REIT market, overtakes Hong Kong: Cushman & Wakefield

21 Sept 2026 · Economic Times Markets

India has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s fourth-largest REIT market, with market value rising 62% to $17.7 billion by March 2026, according to Cushman & Wakefield. New listings, strong office occupancy, GCC demand and rising institutional participation have helped expand the market, which now ranks behind Japan, Singapore and China.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.