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Bengaluru listed among Top-20 in Asia Pacific City Investment Intensity Index

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As per the Global Property Consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) latest Asia-Pacific City Investment Intensity Index, Bengaluru was among the top-20 destinations globally.

  • New Delhi was ranked at 34th and Mumbai at 42nd
  • This index from JLL determines the real estate market liquidity and acts as a barometer of a city’s overall attractiveness to investors in the last three years.

Bengaluru listed among Top-20 in Asia Pacific City Investment Intensity IndexTop 20 Cities by Investment Intensity Index

RankCityCountry
1SydneyAustralia
2AucklandNew Zealand
3MelbourneAustralia
4BrisbaneAustralia
5TokyoJapan
6Hong KongChina
7TaipeiChina
8SingaporeSingapore
9AdelaideAustralia
10PerthAustralia
11KyotoJapan
12ShanghaiChina
13SeoulSouth Korea
14MacauChina
15BeijingChina
16FukuokaJapan
17OsakaJapan
18Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam
19NanjingChina
20BangaloreIndia
  • The Index recommended investors to continue to seek core business park or office investments in Bengaluru.

Investment Areas in Silicon Valley of India
Despite being a smaller city than the political and financial capitals of India, it has attracted a lot of investment in comparison of its size.

  • Foreign investors showed interest in leased office assets like IT parks and IT-SEZs.
  • Many firms have invested over Rs 100 crore at the Electronic City in Bengaluru.
  • The residential and commercial markets in Bengaluru were more vibrant and mature than any other Indian city.

Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong are amongst the top 5 leading destinations from Asia-Pacific region based on the “Direct Real Estate Investment Volumes” in the 3 year period.

Keys

  • JLL had earlier this year listed Bengaluru among the top-20 technology-rich cities globally.
  • Chairman and country head at JLL India – Anuj Puri
  • Nick names of Bengaluru – Electronic City of India, Silicon Valley of India, Science city of India, Garden City of India, IT Capital of India, Space City