New Delhi, July 12 -- Over the last one year or so, REITs and InvITs have been in the news regularly. During calendar year 2025, when the RBI cut the repo rate, some REITs and InvITs attracted investor attention due to their higher yields. In January 2026, Sebi classified REITs as equity instruments, and in February 2026, it allowed more categories of mutual funds to invest in InvITs. Those moves led to mutual fund inflows into REITs and InvITs.

In June 2026, Crisil Ratings released a report mentioning that the leasable area of REITs is expected to rise by 25-30% by 2028. During the same month, Avendus Capital released a report mentioning REITs and InvITs could double their AUM to Rs.20 lakh crore over the next 5 years. With REITs and In...