Real Estate

For many Indian families, buying a home is a dream years in the making. It begins with conversations around location, budget and lifestyle, followed by property visits, comparisons and discussions about home loans. Yet, one of the most crucial parts of the journey often receives less attention than it deserves: the down payment. While a home loan can finance a substantial portion of a property's cost,...

The journey to buying a home has changed dramatically. A few years ago, prospective buyers primarily depended on newspaper advertisements, property portals, hoardings, brokers, and personal recommendations to discover properties. Today, that journey often begins with a social media post, a short video, a property walkthrough, or an influencer sharing their experience of a residential project. For real...

Buying an apartment is rarely just about four walls, a balcony and a good location anymore. Modern homebuyers are looking at something bigger — the lifestyle that comes with the home. And among the amenities increasingly making a difference, one stands out for its everyday usefulness: an in-house gym. Imagine this: It’s 6:30 in the morning. You don’t have to get dressed for a commute, sit in...

For decades, the rooftop was one of the most underused spaces in an Indian home. It was mostly reserved for drying clothes, children’s playtime, keeping plants, or even giving the family pet a little extra space to roam. Today, however, that familiar rooftop is taking on a far more valuable role—it can become a source of clean energy for your home and even your electric vehicle. Today, that is...

From property bookings and developer collections to cement, steel, suppliers and contractors, India's real estate ecosystem runs on thousands of payments. As a new 0.4% MDR applies to specified high-value UPI merchant transactions, the bigger question is not whether homebuyers will pay more—but whether the cost of moving money through the construction ecosystem will eventually find its way into property...

India's 2026 BRICS presidency has placed greater emphasis on trade, resilient supply chains, industrial cooperation, connectivity and infrastructure. While BRICS is not a real estate programme, these priorities could have an indirect impact on India's property landscape by strengthening the economic activity that typically drives demand for industrial, logistics, commercial and residential real...

A clean apartment complex is easy to admire. Maintaining one—and keeping hundreds of residents on the same page—is the real challenge. Here are five practical ways Indian housing societies can improve cleanliness, maintenance and community harmony. Walk through any busy residential society in India and you will see a small version of the country itself. Families and senior citizens share...

For decades, buying a home in India has been associated with a familiar milestone: get a job, get married, raise a family, buy a bigger house. But what happens when the children have grown up, the career has ended and the calendar suddenly looks much less crowded? For many Indians turning 60, retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of a different chapter—one where the question...

For a generation entering the workforce, buying a home in an Indian city can often feel like a distant milestone. Rising property prices, expensive home loans and high urban rents have made the first step onto the property ladder increasingly difficult. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, however, is attempting to change that equation by widening access to affordable housing and creating rental...

For years, building near an airport has meant navigating a regulatory maze where a single question could reshape an entire project: How high can you build? For developers, architects and housing societies, the answer has often arrived too late in the planning process. A project could be designed, engineered and submitted for approvals, only to face a height-related objection from aviation authorities...