# The Best Portals to Rent Out Your India Flat as an NRI: A Comparison You Can Check

A rental portal is a listing site: you post your flat, tenants find it, you talk to them and pick one. For an NRI, the portal is the first step, not the whole job. This page compares the four portals most NRIs use to advertise a flat for rent in India, using what each site states on its own public pages. It also records what happened to NestAway, because that story is the reason a listing and a manager are not the same thing. Nothing here is invented, and every claim links to its source.

66 MG Road published this guide. We are a property manager, not a listing portal, so we are not one of the four options ranked below. We name our own service at the end and mark it as ours.

## How to read this comparison

Four things separate these portals, and the feature lists hide all of them:

- **Reach:** how many tenants see your flat. Bigger audience, faster let, but also more junk leads to filter.

- **Listing cost:** every portal lets you post free. The money is in the paid boosts and the calls that follow.

- **Tenant quality:** a portal hands you leads. It does not vet the person who signs. That work is separate.

- **NRI support:** a listing form is not management. Only one of these portals runs a built-out NRI arm, and even that is a service you buy on top of the listing.

## NoBroker

**Site:** [https://www.nobroker.in/](https://www.nobroker.in/)

NoBroker is India's largest no-brokerage property site by its own claim, and it is the portal built most directly around owners who do not want a broker. Its homepage states "30 Lakh+ Customers Connected Monthly," "2 Lakh+ New Listings Monthly" and "₹130 cr+ Brokerage saved monthly." Posting a property is free. It sells paid owner plans on top, where NoBroker staff filter tenants, arrange visits and close the let for you. Its NRI arm at nobroker.in/nri goes further than a listing: a dedicated property manager, lifetime tenant search with screening, rent collection, inspections with photo and video reports, rental agreements and repairs.

**Reach:** the largest owner-to-tenant marketplace in India by its own numbers. **Listing cost:** free to post; paid owner plans priced in-app after you list. **Tenant quality:** volume of direct leads; screening is a paid add-on, not a default. **NRI support:** the most developed of the four, sold as a management service, reviewed in full in our [NoBroker NRI services review](/guides/nobroker-nri-services-review). **What its owner pages do not state:** a fixed public price for its paid plans; you see the number in the app.

## MagicBricks

**Site:** [https://www.magicbricks.com/](https://www.magicbricks.com/)

MagicBricks is owned by Times Internet, part of The Times Group, and is one of the oldest property portals in India. It runs a freemium model: owners and agents list free, and MagicBricks charges for premium placement, featured listings and lead tools. Its site did not load for us at the time of writing, so we rely on its ownership and model as stated by third parties. Third-party writeups put owner package prices in a broad annual band rather than a single published rate, which means the real number depends on your city and the plan a salesperson quotes.

**Reach:** one of the top-tier national portals for sale and rent. **Listing cost:** free to post; premium packages priced per city and quote. **Tenant quality:** lead volume, owner-filtered; no default vetting. **NRI support:** an NRI section exists for listings; it is a portal, not a manager. **What its pages do not state, per our check:** a fixed public owner rate card. Verify the plan price before you pay, because the figure is not printed.

## 99acres

**Site:** [https://www.99acres.com/](https://www.99acres.com/)

99acres is owned by Info Edge and is a national portal for buying, selling and renting. Owners can post up to two properties free. Free listings sit lower in search; paid packages lift them. A third-party analysis of its lead-generation packages puts owner plan prices in a wide annual band that depends on the package and the city, so treat any single figure as a quote, not a rate. Premium plans add a relationship manager, a top slot, and a professional photoshoot.

**Reach:** a top national portal with heavy buy-side and rent-side traffic. **Listing cost:** two free listings; paid packages priced per city and plan. **Tenant quality:** lead volume; premium adds a manager to shortlist, not a background check. **NRI support:** an NRI listing section; the product is advertising, not management. **What its pages do not state as a fixed figure:** the exact package price, which is set at the point of sale.

## Housing.com

**Site:** [https://housing.com/](https://housing.com/)

Housing.com is a national portal for rent, sale and home services. Owners list free, and the site pushes premium plans hard once you post. Reports from owners describe upgrade calls the same day a free listing goes live, with premium plans bundling a set number of owner contacts and a relationship manager. Its owner rate card did not return for us at the time of writing, so we do not quote a price. The pattern is the same as its peers: free to post, paid to be seen and served.

**Reach:** a top-tier national portal, strong on the rent side in metros. **Listing cost:** free to post; premium plans quoted by phone. **Tenant quality:** lead volume, owner-filtered. **NRI support:** an NRI listing section; a portal, not a manager. **What its pages do not state, per our check:** a fixed public owner price. Confirm the plan and the number before you pay.

## The NestAway lesson

NestAway is not a listing portal you should count on, and its story is the point of this section. NestAway ran a managed-rentals model: it took flats from owners, furnished them, found tenants and handled the tenancy. In June 2023 Aurum PropTech acquired NestAway for "Rs 90 crore or $11 million," a "95% valuation cut" from its roughly $220 million valuation in 2019, with about 18,000 properties on the platform at the time. Under Aurum it shifted toward a basic landlord listing product.

The lesson for an NRI is simple. A platform can pivot, sell or shrink while your tenant is still living in your flat. If your rent, your deposit and your paperwork all sit inside one venture's app, its trouble becomes your trouble. Keep the money and the records in structures you control: your own NRO account, your own signed agreement, your own copies. See [best rent collection services for NRI landlords](/guides/best-rent-collection-services-nri-landlords) for how to route rent so it does not depend on any single app surviving.

## Comparison table

| Portal | Model | Free listing | Paid owner plan | NRI support |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NoBroker | No-brokerage marketplace | Yes | Priced in-app; screening and management add-ons | Built-out NRI management arm at nobroker.in/nri |
| MagicBricks | Freemium portal (Times Internet) | Yes | Premium plans, priced per city and quote | NRI listing section |
| 99acres | Freemium portal (Info Edge) | Up to two free | Packages with RM, top slot, photoshoot; quoted | NRI listing section |
| Housing.com | Freemium portal | Yes | Premium plans with owner contacts and RM; quoted | NRI listing section |
| NestAway | Managed rentals, now under Aurum | Basic listing product | Changed after 2023 acquisition | Not a reliable NRI management route |

Details reflect each company's public pages and cited third-party reports as of August 2026. Two of the four sites did not load for us at the time of writing, noted above. Companies change plans without notice: verify before you decide.

## How to choose

Ask five questions before you spend a rupee on a listing. Which portal do tenants in my building's area actually use, so my flat is seen? What is the real price of the paid plan in my city, in writing, not on a call? Who screens the tenant, and is that included or extra? Who collects the rent, and does it land in my NRO account? Who holds the deposit and the signed agreement, and where are my copies? The portals differ less in reach than in their answers to the last three. The cost mechanics of full management, once you decide you want more than a listing, are in [what NRI property management costs](/guides/nri-property-management-cost-india).

## FAQ

**Which portal is best for an NRI to rent out a flat in India?**
For pure reach and a no-broker owner flow, NoBroker is the most owner-built of the four, and it runs the most developed NRI management arm. MagicBricks, 99acres and Housing.com are strong national listing sites. Match the portal to where your local tenants search, then decide separately who manages the flat.

**Is it free to list a flat for rent on these portals?**
Yes. All four let you post free. NoBroker, MagicBricks and Housing.com allow free listings, and 99acres allows up to two. The paid plans buy placement, a relationship manager and faster leads, priced per city and often quoted on a call rather than published.

**Does a rental portal check the tenant's background?**
No, not by default. A portal delivers leads. Screening, police verification and a background check are separate steps, some sold as add-ons. See [best tenant verification services in India](/guides/best-tenant-verification-services-india).

**What happened to NestAway?**
NestAway ran a managed-rentals model and was acquired by Aurum PropTech in June 2023 for about Rs 90 crore, a 95% cut from its 2019 valuation, then moved toward a basic listing product. It is the reason an NRI should keep rent, deposits and records in structures they control, not inside one app.

**Can I collect rent through these portals from abroad?**
Some offer rent-payment tools, but a payment app is not the same as compliant rent collection for an NRI. Rent to an NRI carries a TDS obligation and must land in an NRO account. See [best rent collection services for NRI landlords](/guides/best-rent-collection-services-nri-landlords).

**Does listing on a portal mean my flat is managed?**
No. A portal gets you a tenant. It does not run inspections, bill repairs at cost, chase rent, handle TDS or keep your records straight. That is where a manager like 66 MG Road differs from a listing site.

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*Saurabh Garg, founder, 66 MG Road*

## Sources

- NoBroker homepage (owner claims, free listing, monthly figures): [https://www.nobroker.in/](https://www.nobroker.in/)

- NoBroker NRI services: [https://www.nobroker.in/nri/](https://www.nobroker.in/nri/)

- MagicBricks (ownership and freemium model, Wikipedia): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicBricks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicBricks)

- 99acres owner subscription plans: [https://www.99acres.com/do/buyourservices](https://www.99acres.com/do/buyourservices)

- 99acres post-property page: [https://www.99acres.com/postproperty/](https://www.99acres.com/postproperty/)

- 99acres lead-generation package analysis (Privyr): [https://www.privyr.com/blog/are-99acres-lead-generation-packages-worth-the-investment/](https://www.privyr.com/blog/are-99acres-lead-generation-packages-worth-the-investment/)

- Housing.com: [https://housing.com/](https://housing.com/)

- NestAway acquisition by Aurum PropTech (Entrackr): [https://entrackr.com/2023/06/aurum-acquires-tiger-global-backed-nestaway-at-95-valuation-cut/](https://entrackr.com/2023/06/aurum-acquires-tiger-global-backed-nestaway-at-95-valuation-cut/)

- NestAway acquisition detail (Business Standard): [https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/aurum-proptech-to-fully-acquire-home-rental-platform-nestaway-for-rs-90-cr-123060200300_1.html](https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/aurum-proptech-to-fully-acquire-home-rental-platform-nestaway-for-rs-90-cr-123060200300_1.html)

## Compare and cost

- [The NRI Property Management Companies in India: A Comparison You Can Check](/guides/best-nri-property-management-companies-india)
- [What NRI Property Management Costs in India: The Four Models and What Hides in Each](/guides/nri-property-management-cost-india)
- [NoBroker NRI Services Review: What the Pages Promise and What They Leave Out](/guides/nobroker-nri-services-review)

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