If you're wondering why the property rates in Mumbai aren’t going down, blame it on Non Residential Indians (NRIs). With the rupee falling against the dollar every day, Indians living abroad have increased their investment in the country and especially in Mumbai, meaning that the expected fall in property rates following the recent dry period in the real estate market has not materialised.

According to a real estate source, the real estate prices in Mumbai for a person staying in the Middle East are 25-30 per cent less than what an Indian would pay. Prakash Rohera of Khar-based Kkarma realtors said, “I know about clients from the Middle East and other western countries who were earlier ready to shell out Rs 1 crore but have now hiked it to Rs 1.30 crore. Some don’t even mind going as high as up to Rs 1.60 crore. NRIs are investing heavily in Mumbai.”