February 3, 2023 Joint Development Agreement (JDA): What Landowners and Developers Actually Sign Up For If you own land in India and a builder has approached you about a "JDA," you're being offered a specific kind of deal: you keep the land, they build on it, and you both walk away with something but...
February 2, 2023 What Is a Non-FSI Area? A Practical Guide for Property Buyers If you've started browsing properties in India, you've probably run into the term "Non-FSI area" in a builder's brochure or a sales conversation usually thrown in without much explanation. It sound...
January 2, 2023 What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Renting Out My House Renting out a property looks simple from the outside: find a tenant, sign something, collect a check every month. Anyone who's actually done it knows the gap between that picture and reality. Most ...
December 23, 2022 A Practical Guide to Property Valuation Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people ever make and almost every step of that journey comes back to one question: what is this property actually worth? That...
December 23, 2022 Plot vs Flat: Which Is the Smarter Investment Every property buyer in India eventually hits this fork in the road. Do you put your money into a piece of land and wait, or buy a ready flat and start living in it (or renting it out) right away? ...
December 15, 2022 How to Obtain a Possession Certificate Online? If you've recently bought a home or are in the process of buying one, you've probably come across the term "possession certificate." It sounds bureaucratic, but it's actually one of the more import...
December 13, 2022 NRI Property Purchase in India: A Complete Documentation Guide Buying property in India as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) involves navigating regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), along with standard documentation that proves your identity...
November 25, 2022 Freehold Property Explained: What It Means and Why It Matters If you've started house-hunting, you've probably run into the word "freehold" in almost every listing. It sounds reassuring like you're getting the real deal rather than a temporary arrangement but...
October 28, 2022 What Counts as a Common Area in an Apartment Building? If you've ever signed a lease or bought a flat, you've probably seen the phrase "common area" buried somewhere in the paperwork. It sounds like legal jargon, but the idea behind it is simple: it's ...