Best time to buy a house: market timing or your own readiness
Waiting for the perfect price rarely works. These are the financial signs that you are ready to buy a home, and the few market factors worth watching once you are.
How to calculate the real price per sq ft of an apartment
Work out what a flat really costs per sq ft: which charges to count, which to leave out, and why you should divide by carpet area.
Legal checks before you buy in a gated community
In a gated community you also buy a share in land, roads, amenities and running costs. These are the title, approval, common-area and maintenance checks to do before you book.
How to check FTL and buffer zones before buying in Hyderabad
RERA registration does not tell you whether a property sits inside a lake's full tank level or buffer zone. Here is how to check the survey number against the official lake maps.
The extra charges on a gated community flat in west Hyderabad
Amenities, advance maintenance, corpus fund, parking, floor rise and utility charges: what each one is, the typical range in west Hyderabad, and what they add up to.
HMDA and DTCP plot layouts: seven red flags in Hyderabad
Who approves plot layouts in and around Hyderabad, and seven things to check before you pay: flooding, GO 111, lake buffers, draft layouts, conditions and the master plan.
Ancestral property in India: who has rights and how partition works
What counts as ancestral property under Hindu law, who holds a share by birth, how partition works, and what a buyer should ask for before paying.
Property mutation: getting your name on the records after buying
Registration makes you the owner. Mutation puts your name on the tax and land records. Here is how it works in Hyderabad and Bangalore and what to check.
Tripartite agreement: what it is and how it works
A tripartite agreement is the contract between you, the builder and the bank when you take a loan for an under-construction flat. Here is what it contains and which clauses to read.
How to register a sale deed in Telangana, step by step
How to register a sale deed in Telangana: drafting, the 6% in duty and fees, booking a slot, the day at the SRO, and what NRIs need.
How builder delays and false promises trap buyers
Why projects get delayed, what builders tend to overstate, and the checks that protect you: RERA registration, the sanctioned plan, the agreement and the project account.
Common property scams every buyer should watch out for
Eight property frauds buyers in Hyderabad and Bangalore run into, from double sales and forged papers to hidden charges, and the checks that stop each one.