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A Feng Shui-Based Colour Scheme for Your Home
A friend was recently doing up the interiors of her already vaastu-compliant home. But as with all new home owners, she wanted to know if there was something more she could consider doing for it. Feng Shui (pronounced ‘fung schway’); the Chinese equivalent of vaastu...
Information in hand or no man’s land!
A friend of mine is in the process of building a home on a BDA allotted site that he acquired a while back. However, he was a bit hesitant to get the work started and was constantly in talks with his lawyer to check on the antecedents of the property. He wanted to...
What Matters Most : Location or Property ?
It was a pleasant family get together over the weekend at my friend’s home located in the Central Business District (CBD). Satiated after lunch, everyone picked corners to settle down and start the conversation. My friend and I were nursing our coffees when the talk...
Repo Rate Revision to Make Home Loans Cheaper for Consumers
Earlier in January, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a cut in the repo rate (rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks) by 0.25%, my friend was ecstatic. Looking to invest in a home in the coming fiscal year, he was excited to learn about the...
Adding to the Annual Real Estate Wish list for Budget 2015
The big budget day is coming up and naturally there have been lots of discussions on what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has in store for us with Budget 2015. Belonging to the fraternity of real estate development, it is natural that several of our conversations have...
Jigani- An Independent Home is now a possibility
A close friend of mine, based in the CBD area for the past several years, recently got the job opportunity of a lifetime. The only hitch, in his opinion, was that his new office would be in the Jigani Industrial area. Seeing as it is situated close to 40kms away from...
To Buy or Not to Buy – The Big Debate
Remember the good old days right after college? Your biggest worries - forgetting your friend's birthday, picking a place to party or buying cool gadgets. Over the years, you have climbed the ladder of success, have a loving family and then, the time comes to make...
Switching Loans at the Right Time = Great Savings
A colleague at office approached me one day looking quite upset. Here was a young man, in a well to do job, a lovely family and a brand new home who seemed to be carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Buying a home was all well and good he said, but the...
2015: The Year of the Buyer
2014 was quite the interesting year for Indian real estate, much like several other sectors. The change in Government brought in the hope of a steady hand at the Centre and this positivity percolated down the ranks to various commercial establishments. New reforms...
Real Estate Ads – Look Beyond the Fluff
Mahesh, a good friend of mine came to me with utter confusion written all over his face one afternoon. He has been looking for a good residential project to invest in and was completely overwhelmed by the number of ads out in the media on homes. Almost everything...