Half of NRI owners plan more India buys
New Delhi: Nearly half of NRI property owners are looking to diversify their investment in properties in India immediately, according to the Remittor Annual NRI
New Delhi: Nearly half of NRI property owners are looking to diversify their investment in properties in India immediately, according to the Remittor Annual NRI Wealth Report 2026, a Canada-based wealth tech startup Remittor.Nearly 89% of the properties entering the sale pipeline are residential assets, while more than 60% were acquired between 2010 and 2019, indicating that a generation of investments made during India's strongest period of NRI real estate activity is now reaching a stage where owners are reassessing its role in their overall financial portfolios.Also Read: Dubai’s residential prices fell 4-7% during the Feb-April 2026“Properties acquired during India’s major NRI investment wave between 2010 and 2022 are now entering a liquidity phase, as owners evaluate them against mortgages abroad, retirement planning needs, education spends, portfolio diversification goals, and evolving tax obligations,” said Sanu Nair, Founder and CEO, Remittor.The report is derived from proprietary data gathered from approximately 150 NRI client engagements, including property intake disclosures, transaction records, financial inputs, and cross-border transfer activities, primarily based in North America.“The trend reflects a more deliberate approach to wealth allocation rather than panic selling.
Indian property has historically served NRIs as both an investment and a fallback asset, but its role is changing as many settle long term abroad. For NRIs, buying property in India was never just a real estate investment, it was a fallback plan, a retirement option, a family asset, and a link to home. As migration matures into long-term settlement, that role is shifting: these assets now help NRIs optimise their wealth portfolios back home,” he said.Also Read: Oman clarifies existing rules on foreign property ownershipAmong the report's key findings, nearly 89% of the properties entering the sale pipeline are residential assets, while more than half of respondents intend to transfer sale proceeds overseas, reflecting the increasingly global nature of financial planning among permanently settled NRIs.The geographic distribution of properties reveals that NRI-owned assets entering the market are heavily concentrated in India’s major urban and peri-urban growth corridors.
Maharashtra leads the dataset, followed by Delhi-NCR, Kerala, Gujarat, and Karnataka.These regions were among the most active beneficiaries of NRI investment during the country’s rapid urban expansion
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