Is real estate a good mode of investment? The best investment on Earth is……Earth Louis Glickman Louis quoted these words about 60-70 years ago. Are these words true for today as well? If you are a first-time investor then you would surely have plenty of queries about it. Is it really profitable? Am I going […]
We all dream of having our own home. A home provides security, control, belongingness, identity and privacy. To fulfill this dream, home loan is a great form of financial assistance. Home loan is mainly taken for a new purchase. It can also be opted to renovate, repair, or construct a home. Home loan is a […]
Are you looking for a home to buy? You are at the right place then. Even if not, please read further and let us know if we were able to excite you enough to look for one :). Note: We operate in very limited area of Bangalore for now Sadly, in India, it takes 18 […]
The general consensus is that the real estate prices will correct themselves owing to the death of black money. But will that actually happen in Bangalore? Out of Vogue? How is black money involved in Indian real estate? 0–50% of the transactions are done in cash The municipality guidance value/property rates are much lower than the actual sale […]
The current market is disheartening. The prices have been stagnant in the last couple of years. What is better then — holding on to a property or selling it off? Too much gondala Facts The stagnancy is here to stay, at least for 2 more years. Rental yields are 2–4%. They are consistent with the yields across the […]
Resale properties are on high demand since the downfall of realty industry. Still they can be bought at a lot cheaper prices. Housing is down, but Settling is up Properties were a sought after investment commodity not more than a year ago. They still are in many Tier III pockets of the country, but people in […]
I have subscribed to Google news on real estate. I get around 6 news items daily. But since the last 6 months, of the 1080 articles, I have not seen more than 3 articles on the secondary markets. Resale markets are unable to compete with the primary Secondary market — what and why? Secondary real estate market comprises of […]
The ABC of A and B Khatas Khata = Account (hindi, kannada) When mentioned in reference to a property, it means that the property is registered with the Municipality, for the purposes of property taxation. The A and B Well, normally there is just a single type of Khata. But Bangalore is an exception. When BBMP […]
Settlin has ensured that I know the basics about the Bangalore real estate. I would love to share my learning with the world. Property Documents Following are the most crucial documents that you need to have for your property (or a property that you want to buy). Title deed A document entitling the property to […]
(A two act tragedy and ethnofiction on the sets of Bengaluru Real Estate) Last year, I was trying to sell my 5 year old house. It was a nice A Khata property, at a decent price (at least I thought so). ACT I: The classifieds I started by listing it on the portals — CommonFloor, 99acres, MagicBricks, […]