Is This The Time To Invest In REITs? Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Real estate has always been one of the most popular investment options in India. This might be because of the tangible aspect. Although it is commonly referred to as a conventional investment, real estate remains a solid portfolio diversifier. Nonetheless, common wisdom holds that when interest rates increase, rate-sensitive sectors lose. And one such rate-sensitive sector is real estate. In August 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the key policy rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent. This was the third subsequent rate rise in a row.