# NoBroker vs Housewise for NRI Property Management: A Comparison You Can Check

If you live abroad and own a flat in India, two names come up early: NoBroker and Housewise. Both manage rental property for owners who are not in the country. They pick different models to do it. This page compares the two using what each company states on its own public pages, and it adds 66 MG Road at the end as a third option. Every number here links to its source. Nothing is invented.

**66 MG Road published this guide.** We name our own service at the end and mark it as ours. For the two main companies we use only their public claims, with links so you can check them.

## How to read this comparison

Feature lists on both sites sound alike. Three things actually separate NoBroker from Housewise:

- **The model.** NoBroker sits on top of India's largest rental marketplace and charges a percentage of rent. Housewise charges a fee tied to the tenancy cycle: one number when a tenant moves in, a smaller one on renewal. The model decides where the cost lands and how it repeats.

- **The rent-risk promise.** NoBroker's launch material describes a rental guarantee where it pays the owner even during a vacancy. Housewise does not publish a guaranteed-rent product. That single difference changes who carries the risk of an empty flat.

- **What each one publishes.** Housewise prints its price. NoBroker prints its price in a blog post but not on its NRI page. A company you can hold to a published number is easier to trust than one you cannot.

## NoBroker NRI Services

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

NoBroker is India's largest no-brokerage real estate platform, and its NRI arm runs on top of that marketplace. The NRI page lists a dedicated property manager as the single point of contact, lifetime tenant search with verification, on-time rent collection with direct transfers, periodic inspections with photo and video updates, on-demand repairs through vendors, and rental agreement drafting. City pages cover Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, with more cities including Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad linked across the site.

The NRI page itself leads with "Zero Brokerage" and does not print a management fee or a rental guarantee. Those two claims come from a NoBroker blog post announcing the property management service. That post states the fee plainly: "NoBroker takes a fee of 8 per cent of the monthly rent." It also describes the guarantee: NoBroker "assumes the financial risk of ensuring that property owners receive rent on time, every month, even if the tenant vacates and the house sits empty for a month or two before the new renter moves in."

**Model:** marketplace plus a percentage of rent. **Strength:** scale and a tenant pipeline no smaller firm can match, plus a rent guarantee that covers a short vacancy. **What its pages do not state:** itemized vendor billing at cost, an owner-approval floor on repair spends, or the fee itself on the NRI page you are most likely to read.

## Housewise

**Site:** [https://housewise.in/](https://housewise.in/)

Housewise is a rental-focused property management company founded in 2015, with full operations from 2017. Its site lists service in more than 20 Indian cities, the current page naming 25-plus, and it states it is trusted by "5500+ NRIs across 40+ Countries" with a claim that "99% of our customers renew year after year."

Its pricing is the clearest in the market. The end-to-end management plan costs "1.25 times a month's rent + GST." Of that, "Rs. 5,000 + GST will be an initial payment and the rest is payable only after the new tenant moves in." Renewal with the same tenant costs "0.5 times a month's rent + GST" for the next full year. That means you pay near a month's rent to place a tenant, then half a month on each renewal, and nothing extra as an ongoing percentage of collected rent.

**Model:** a tenancy-cycle fee, priced per placement and per renewal. **Strength:** published, checkable pricing you can read before a sales call, and a fee that does not scale with the rent it collects each month. **What its pages do not state:** how repair and vendor work is billed, what proof of work an owner receives as standard, or a guaranteed-rent product.

## 66 MG Road

**Site:** [https://66mgroad.com/](https://66mgroad.com/)

We include ourselves under the same standard. 66 MG Road is a property concierge for NRI landlords: the owner hands over one property and one contact, and a vetted manager runs tenants, rent, repairs, legal and tax. The structural commitments are no commission on rent, vendor work billed at actuals with receipts, every rupee a line item on an itemized bill, dated photo and video proof of all work, and owner approval required for any spend above a set floor. Teams operate in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gurgaon, with owner hubs in Singapore and Dubai. Pricing is published at [/pricing](/pricing): tenancy from one month's rent, full management from 5% of monthly rent, minimum Rs 2,500 per property per month.

What we do not have: a decade of history, thousands of claimed clients, or a testimonial wall. We do not offer guaranteed rent. Our manifesto bars fake reviews and invented statistics, so those stay empty until real data exists. If you want a rent guarantee against a vacancy, NoBroker offers one and we do not. If you want the longest track record, Housewise has run since 2017. We compete on billing you can audit line by line.

## Comparison table

| Company | Model | Cities per their pages | Published pricing | Rent guarantee | Site |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NoBroker NRI | Marketplace + % of rent | Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad | 8% of monthly rent, stated in launch blog, not on NRI page | Yes, blog states rent paid during a short vacancy | [nobroker.in/nri](https://www.nobroker.in/nri/) |
| Housewise | Tenancy-cycle fee | 25-plus cities claimed, incl. Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Mumbai | 1.25x month's rent + GST; renewal 0.5x + GST; Rs 5,000 + GST upfront | Not published | [housewise.in](https://housewise.in/) |
| 66 MG Road | Concierge, no rent commission | Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon | Published at /pricing; from 5% of rent, min Rs 2,500/month; vendor work at actuals | No, by design | [66mgroad.com](https://66mgroad.com/) |

Details reflect each company's public pages as of August 2026. Companies change plans without notice: verify before you decide.

## How to choose

Match the model to what you need protected.

Pick **NoBroker** if the empty-flat risk is the thing that keeps you up. Its rental guarantee, as its blog describes it, pays you through a short vacancy, and its marketplace fills flats fast. Read the guarantee terms in full before you sign, because a blog is not a contract.

Pick **Housewise** if you want a price you can read today and a fee that does not rise with your rent every month. You pay to place a tenant and less to renew. Ask the one question its pages leave open: how is repair and vendor work billed, and with what receipts.

Pick **66 MG Road** if the risk you care about is not the vacancy but the bill. We do not guarantee rent. We do bill vendor work at actuals with receipts, put every rupee on a line item, and hold spends above a floor for your approval. Our pricing sits at [/pricing](/pricing).

Whichever you shortlist, ask all three the same five questions in writing: who is my named manager, show me a real monthly statement with vendor receipts, what spend needs my approval, what proof of work do I get without asking, and what does exit cost. The full set is in the [pillar comparison](/guides/best-nri-property-management-companies-india). For a four-way view that adds a local broker, see [NoBroker vs Housewise vs 66 MG Road vs a broker](/guides/nobroker-vs-housewise-vs-66mgroad-vs-broker).

## FAQ

**Is NoBroker or Housewise better for an NRI landlord?**
It depends on the risk you want covered. NoBroker's blog describes a rental guarantee that pays you through a short vacancy, backed by the country's largest tenant marketplace. Housewise publishes a clear tenancy-cycle price and a fee that does not scale with your monthly rent. NoBroker suits vacancy-risk worriers; Housewise suits owners who want a readable, one-time-plus-renewal cost.

**What does NoBroker charge for property management?**
A NoBroker blog post announcing the service states a fee of 8 per cent of the monthly rent. That figure is not printed on the NRI landing page, so confirm the current rate and the guarantee terms with NoBroker directly before you sign.

**What does Housewise cost?**
Its site states end-to-end management at 1.25 times one month's rent plus GST, with Rs 5,000 plus GST upfront and the balance after the tenant moves in. Renewal with the same tenant is 0.5 times a month's rent plus GST for the next year.

**Does Housewise offer a rental guarantee?**
Housewise does not publish a guaranteed-rent product on its site. If a guarantee against vacancy matters to you, NoBroker's blog describes one and Housewise does not.

**How is repair and vendor work billed by each?**
Neither NoBroker's NRI page nor Housewise's pages state how repair and vendor work is billed or what receipts you receive. Ask each for a sample monthly statement. 66 MG Road bills vendor work at actuals with receipts and puts every rupee on an itemized bill.

**Can I compare these two against 66 MG Road directly?**
Yes. See [Housewise vs 66 MG Road](/guides/housewise-vs-66mgroad) and [NoBroker vs 66 MG Road](/guides/nobroker-vs-66mgroad) for two-way pages, or the [full pillar comparison](/guides/best-nri-property-management-companies-india) for the whole market.

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**Want billing you can audit from Singapore or Dubai?** Hand 66 MG Road one property and one contact. Every rupee a line item, no commission on rent. [See pricing](/pricing).

This is general information, not tax or legal advice. Confirm your own position with a qualified adviser.

*Saurabh Garg, founder, 66 MG Road*

## Sources

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

- NoBroker property management launch blog (8% fee and rental guarantee): [https://www.nobroker.in/blog/nobroker-launches-property-management-services/](https://www.nobroker.in/blog/nobroker-launches-property-management-services/)

- Housewise home page (pricing, cities, 5,500+ NRIs, 99% renewal, founded 2015): [https://housewise.in/](https://housewise.in/)

- Housewise NRI property management: [https://housewise.in/nri-property-management-services](https://housewise.in/nri-property-management-services)

- Housewise Pune page (5500+ owners): [https://housewise.in/rental-property-management-services-in-pune](https://housewise.in/rental-property-management-services-in-pune)

- 66 MG Road pricing: [https://66mgroad.com/pricing](https://66mgroad.com/pricing)

## 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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