Top Websites that Home Buyers Should Know About
After a decade of living in rented houses, Sandhya and her husband, Atul saved enough to buy a house. It was a big decision and both were a little lost initially. However, to make a start, they decided to do systematic property research on the internet. It was a good idea as the internet has…
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What Facilities to Consider When Buying Your Home
The absolute necessity of checking thrice before buying a home cannot be overstated. After all, buying your home is perhaps the most important decision that you’ll make in your lifetime. Kavita and Krishnan will vouch for this because they ended up learning it the hard way. The new house they zeroed on was in a…
Park Street: Kolkata’s Spirit, its Beating Heart, and its Old-world Soul
Some call it “the city that never sleeps,” while many attach to it the prestigious tag of “Kolkata’s food street”. Yet, others think the name “Times Square of Kolkata” suits it the best. Park Street has several monikers, and each of them highlight everything that the City of Joy holds dearest: Food, culture, music, and…
Co-borrower, Co-owner, Co-signer, and Co-applicant of a Joint Home Loan — the Differences
35 year old, Sumit Vyas was a bit stumped when his brother asked his help to secure a joint home loan. After explaining the situation, his brother said, “You can act as a co-signer or co-applicant. It’s up to you.” He didn’t want to refuse, but the amount was big and the financial commitment would…
How a Rs 25,000-Crore Boost can Help the Real Estate Industry
It was a beautiful Wednesday on a fine November morning for Prabhas and Shubhra. Finally, they could be relieved homebuyers rather than anxious about the outcome of their investment in a stalled housing project that had much of their life’s savings tied up. The Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman announced the infusion of Rs 25,000…
Why Buying a Home Makes Better Financial Sense than Renting One
Ashish Gupta, 35, lives in a rented accommodation in South Kolkata. His parents and relatives are asking him to buy a home, but despite paying high rent, Ashish is uncertain whether to make the big decision. He knows that buying a home involves a huge amount of money. Plus, there are recurring costs, such as property…
How Living in a Residential Complex Can Improve Mental Wellbeing
When Shefali Sahay, a graphic designer and consultant, moved into her 2 BHK apartment in a residential complex from her small independent flat, little did she know that the whole experience would change her for the better. “After the horror of sharing a flat with 10 girls during my college years, it had kind of…
How Owning a Home Gives Superior Dividends and Social Respect than Renting
Abhinav and Shilpa, a working couple in Hyderabad, never felt the desire to buy a house until they had to leave their rented apartment last month — their third address in the last three years. Just a few months ago, they had moved into this apartment after a lot of stressful home hunting. They loved…
Sales of Office Space in Hyderabad is All Set to Beat Bangalore
In 2016, the absorption of office space in Hyderabad doubled and the demand rose to denote almost 6 million sq. ft. The commercial real estate market in Hyderabad clocked office supply growth at 17% behind Bangalore’s 23%. But, the story has turned around in 2019 and how! The current year’s absorption of office space in Hyderabad…