30 labour shortage of the overall fdi of rs 170 lakh crore in 200809 investments in the countrys real estate comprised 336 by 201011 it dipped to 297 against the total fdi of rs 121 lakh crore interestingly private equity in indian real estate between january and june 2011 reached over rs 2000 crore which is 47 higher than the investments made in 2010 during the same period the report says that foreign direct investors are now looking at other locations like africa rather than india and luxury housing affordable housing is a volume game demand is not an issue but it is at a price point that the market is unable to service he adds