New Delhi: Women are increasingly playing an active role in realty decisions, leading in online searches for renting properties, according to a study by Housing.com and Makaan.com. While men have a marginal lead in buying decisions, the involvement of women between the age group of 18 and 34 (millenials) is growing rapidly in property-related decisions, the study suggests. Rising financial independence has been attributed as the reason behind surge in women participation in search for properties online. The two portals, which are part of News Corp-backed Elara Technologies, have collected and processed data from user activity on their platforms to study the behavioural differences between men and women while searching for properties online for buying and renting. While Makaan largely deals in buy-sell of re-sale properties, Housing...