Realty portals PropTiger and Housing.com have merged, securing $55m from shareholders News Corp and SoftBank in the process.

Housing.com, an India-based real estate listings portal backed by telecommunications group SoftBank, has been acquired by competitor PropTiger in an all-share deal, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.

Housing.com was valued at $70m to $75m in the deal while PropTiger was valued at $200m to $210m. The deal follows a six month endeavour by Housing.com’s owner Locon Solutions and its lead investor SoftBank to find a suitable buyer.

The merged company has also received a $50m investment from Rea Group,…