Thinking of investing in real estate in India? Is this the right time? And what are the opportunities and risks? With Indian real estate values now appreciating at 30 percent annually, India is proving to be an intriguing investment option. The question may no longer be “Why India?” but “Why not?” Savvy investors have begun to take notice of impressive gains in commercial and residential real estate as well as an increase in infrastructure projects and retail development across the country. 

Deloitte's new publication Real Estate Investing in India: Why Now? discusses the opportunities, potential risks and other insights regarding investment in Indian real estate. Authored by Dorothy Alpert, principal and national managing director of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP's Real Estate practice, the piece offers perspectives on:

• The impact of government reforms and the relaxation of foreign real estate ownership constraints
• Balancing the opportunities and risks: What does an astute investor need to understand?
• What other legal, regulatory, operational and cultural barriers exist?

Read the full report attached below.

Listen to Dorothy Alpert discuss the expanding opportunities for foreign real estate investment in India in the Deloitte Insights podcast Pulling Out All the Stops: The Opening of India's Real Estate Market