SM REITs will appeal to women seeking long-term growth options

22 Feb 2025 CW Team

As 2025 approaches, SEBI’s recent regulation of small and medium real-estate investment trusts (SM REITs) is set to drive significant trends in the sector, including increased investor confidence, greater accessibility to institutional-grade assets and the rise of fractional ownership. Sudarshan Lodha, Co-Founder & CEO, Strata, shares his views on this form of investment, how it will empower women investors, its long-term benefits, how it could revolutionise data centre investments and how these financial instruments will fare, going forward. Excerpts:

India's first SM REITs have just opened. Please share your views on this form of investment in terms of pros and cons.

SM REITs represent a transformative step for India’s commercial real-estate market. One of the key advantages is the asset class’s ability to lower the entry barrier for retail investors, allowing participation with smaller ticket sizes, which broadens access to a wider audience...

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