India, April 1 -- Institutional investments in India's real estate sector surged 74% year-on-year to $1.41 billion in Q1 2026 from $0.81 bn in Q1 2025, according to a report by Vestian. However, on a quarterly basis, inflows declined sharply by 62% quarter-on-quarter from $3.73 billion in Q4 2025, primarily due to a high base effect, it said.

In Q1 2025, inflows stood at $0.81 billion, followed by a sharp rebound to $1.80 billion in Q2 2025, marking a 122% increase. This was followed by a marginal dip to $1.76 billion in Q3 2025. Investments then surged to $3.73 billion in Q4 2025, before dropping steeply to $1.41 billion in Q1 2026, Vestian said.

Despite the sequential decline, Q1 2026 marked the strongest first-quarter performance sin...