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Interior Designers have a New Creative Partner: AI

Interior Designers have a New Creative Partner: AI

Interior design used to be like painting with your eyes closed. You’d sketch endlessly, hunt through material samples, and hope your client could visualize your imagination. Those days are vanishing faster than you can say “mood board.” AI has slipped into design studios everywhere, and it’s doing more than just speeding things up. It’s completely…

Property Buying in India: Expect the Unexpected Costs

Property Buying in India: Expect the Unexpected Costs

Ravi stared at the Facebook advertisement, his heart racing. “₹45 lakhs only!” it proclaimed in bold letters, showing a pristine 2BHK apartment. This was his dream home. Three months later, Ravi sat across from his lawyer, calculator in hand, watching his budget crumble. First came stamp duty and registration fees. Then GST. Bank processing charges…

How Affordable Housing Could Save Your Monthly Budget Forever

How Affordable Housing Could Save Your Monthly Budget Forever

“Why do we have to move house again, Dad? Will I have to leave all my friends again?” asked Raj, Ritwik’s 8-year-old son. It’s the third time in two years. Each time, the landlord wanted a higher rent for their 2BHK apartment. How do you explain to a child why their bedroom keeps changing due…

Breaking Barriers: Women Leading the Charge in Property Decisions

Breaking Barriers: Women Leading the Charge in Property Decisions

Think of property buying as a boxing match. For decades, women sat ringside, shouting advice and cheering on their partners. Now they’re climbing into the ring themselves, throwing punches and claiming victory. The shift in working patterns and lifestyle priorities hasn’t just changed how we live, but it has also transformed who buys homes. The…

Discover How Gated Communities Can Boost Your Fitness Goals

Discover How Gated Communities Can Boost Your Fitness Goals

We all face this problem. You sign up for that expensive gym membership with the best intentions. For the first week, you’re crushing it. Then life happens. Traffic gets worse. Work runs late. That 30-minute drive to the gym feels like climbing Mount Everest. Before you know it, you’re paying the monthly membership fee without…

Discover the Secret Relationship between Infrastructure and Real Estate Growth

Discover the Secret Relationship between Infrastructure and Real Estate Growth

Sukanta knocked on his door with a paper packet of hot singara in hand. It was about 7 o’clock. Chaitali should be home by now. Sukanta waited for the door to open. He waited for a minute. For 2 minutes. He knocked again. 3 minutes passed. He was worried, “What is wrong? Is she sleeping,…

RBI Slashes Repo Rates: What It Means for Aspiring Homeowners

RBI Slashes Repo Rates: What It Means for Aspiring Homeowners

The expected event has happened. And sooner than we expected. The Reserve Bank of India just made a startling move. A 50 basis point Repo Rate slash. We told you in February this year that “Homebuyers can expect lower EMIs soon.” Does it mean excellent times are ahead for homebuyers? Priya obviously thinks so as…

Why You Should Buy Property in the Upcoming Areas of Kolkata in 2025

Why You Should Buy Property in the Upcoming Areas of Kolkata in 2025

Sagnik has been living on rent at an apartment in Nagerbazar for about five years. But he is not happy for various reasons. Sagnik, a bank officer, wants to buy an apartment and settle down with his long-time girlfriend, Neera. Neither Neera nor Sagnik wants to buy an apartment in Nagerbazar. They have been actively…

Urbanisation and Demographic Trends: Transforming the Real Estate Landscape

Urbanisation and Demographic Trends: Transforming the Real Estate Landscape

It feels like a week has passed since Manoj came to Kolkata to join his office at Salt Lake, Sector 5. But that is not true. It was almost a decade ago. Today, when he looks back, he is surprised by how much the city has changed. Massive urbanisation, demographic changes have completely expanded the…