City: Chennai Commercial Attractiveness Index rank: 79 Economic Size rank: 81
Most of the Indian markets are dominated by domestic players, rather than international investors. These lower rankings suggest that, for example, while cities like Mumbai and Delhi have the scale to match their global counterparts, they are underperforming in terms of direct real estate investment. It is also indicative of an historic preference by investors to look to development and debt lending to gain exposure to real estate in the Indian market.