How New Age Apps are Changing Housing Societies
Aloka Sinha, a senior executive at an MNC and travel enthusiast in her mid-40s, has recently bought an apartment in South Kolkata, where she lives with her college-going son and elderly parents. Juggling her job, her family commitments, and her love for travel, she often couldn’t make it to the homeowners’ meetings. As a result,…
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How the Growth of Aviation Sector in India is Changing Our Cities
58 years-old, Ashim Barman still reminisces the days of the early 90s when he shifted to his flat in Salt Lake — perhaps the oldest of its kind in the area beside acres and acres of vacant land. As land prices soared along the VIP Road, which connected Kolkata to its lone airport, the real…
How You Can Avail the Benefit of 8% GST under CLSS
Sudip got his first job when he was still in his final years of college. And, that’s when he met Ashima and both decided to get married. Since neither of them was earning enough to afford an apartment of their own in the city, they chose to live in a rented flat. Today, things have…
What to Consider When Buying a Property for Rental Income?
For Kishore Dalmia, real estate investment has been a stable side gig ever since he was 37. Now at 58, two years away from his retirement, Mr. Dalmia is a proud owner of three properties in a posh Mumbai suburban area. Though the new generation considers investing in stocks and mutual funds to build their…
Factors to Consider When Buying Property in a City You Don’t Live In
Be it a job promotion, a career change, search for a new job, or relocation for better opportunities, moving to a completely new city can be a nerve-wracking affair. Common home buying concerns like the neighbourhood, housing prices, school districts, and availability of basic facilities are amplified when the city is new and unfamiliar. The…
10 Popular Places to Visit in Kolkata with Your Kids
9-yr old Ankush has always spent his summer holidays with his grandparents in Bhopal. But this year, they have gone abroad to meet his uncles. So, while Ankush — very reluctantly — had to stay back in Kolkata for summers, his parents are looking for ways to make the holidays fun and exciting for him….
How Hyderabad Architecture Makes It a Unique Indian City
“The city, however, does not tell its past but contains it like the lines of a hand” ― Italo Calvino The architectures of great cities around the world are fantastic sources of remarkable stories, adventure, and legend. The 400-years-old city of Hyderabad taps into this legacy. Spanning over 650 square kilometres, and holding a population of…
Why are the Home-Buyers More Interested in Buying a Flat in New Town Rajarhat Now?
Kolkata’s real estate market is witnessing a speedy transformation. The city’s property market, coming out from the stagnation post demonetization and GST, has gained much momentum in recent times. With the apprehension about GST getting cleared, New Town is gradually receiving increased buyers’ interest in recent months. For about more than a year, this prospective…
Phoenix Halcyon: An Architectural Jewel in the Crown of Hyderabad
A few years ago, Mukul and Surupa Dhyani returned from the States as top executives at two of the country’s largest MNCs. Since their return, they had been living in a 3BHK apartment in an upscale residential spot in Hyderabad. But now, they were wanting to move to an even better location — to a…
How First Time Home Buyers Can Avoid These Mistakes
Sumit and Payel Sengupta, a newlywed couple, are hunting for what will be their first home together. But their minds are riddled with the usual concerns that first time home buyers have — “Is this the right time?” “Where should we buy?”; “How big the house should be?” and so on… The thought of buying…
Why Renting a Property in India Seems Cheaper but is Actually Expensive
After marriage, like most young couples, Manas and Charu had dreams of having a home they could call their ‘own’. Manas had just changed jobs and Charu had started her design firm recently. They couldn’t afford to buy a home right away. So renting a property was the first thing that crossed their mind. After…
The Meteoric Rise of Coffee Culture in Indian Cities
Despite being the world’s 6th greatest coffee producer, India preferred being a tea-drinking nation. Coffee existed in the Indian subcontinent since 1400 AD, but during the British era, only the rich and privileged consumed the drink, not the masses. In independent India, the West’s most-loved drink turned into a household name, its aroma spreading to…