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Residential

The Advantage of Living in a Gated Community in This Scorching Summer

The Advantage of Living in a Gated Community in This Scorching Summer

Sujoy lived a traditional North Kolkata home since childhood and never thought of living in a flat, till circumstances forced him to. Theirs was a large house where Sujoy lived with his parents, uncles and aunts, and cousins. It was quite a medley of people. He always loved the dingy lanes, the congested array of…

How to Implement Optimum Water Usage at Your Home?

How to Implement Optimum Water Usage at Your Home?

“I think the authorities should take more proactive steps to save water,” declared Nirjhar while brushing his teeth. While he was brushing his teeth, water was flowing continuously from the open tap. But he did not bother. Nirjhar is not an ‘authority,’ and water conservation is not his personal responsibility. However, Nirjhar is not alone….

The Royal Ganges — Your Home beside the Ever-Flowing Ganges

The Royal Ganges — Your Home beside the Ever-Flowing Ganges

The Ganges is revered and loved as a mother in our country. She is the source of life, energy, and purity and from time immemorial, we have considered the Ganges as the river of rivers. Even the water from the Ganges is thought of as holy water. Fortunately, Kolkata is situated beside the Ganges. It…

What You Must Remember before Interior Decoration of your Home

What You Must Remember before Interior Decoration of your Home

Buying a home is only the first step in the journey to create an amazing receptacle of warmth, love, and beauty. What transforms a bare apartment into a home that you would like to return to, again and again, is the homeowner’s imagination, care, and effort to develop an island of beauty. Of course, a…

Investing in Real Estate vs Other Asset Classes — Pros and Cons

Investing in Real Estate vs Other Asset Classes — Pros and Cons

There is always an opportunity to invest in financial assets and the current time is no different. The economy of India is still robust, although there are some worrying clouds over the global financial markets. In fact, the Indian economy is the fastest-growing economy in the world now. Almost all economy watchers and international institutions…

Property Buyers’ Preferences are Now Clearer — Kolkata Market Report Jul-Dec 2022

Property Buyers’ Preferences are Now Clearer — Kolkata Market Report Jul-Dec 2022

Kolkata Market Reports contain our half-yearly nuggets of information as well as the trend of homebuyers’ choices in Kolkata. For a few years, we have informed you about emerging property trends so that you are empowered with the right information regarding which property to buy, where to buy, and at what price. This time is…

Why You Must Consider Amazingly Transformed B T Road to Buy a Flat

Why You Must Consider Amazingly Transformed B T Road to Buy a Flat

If there is one prominent location in Kolkata that was completely transformed for the better in the last few years, it is Barrackpore Trunk Road (B T Road). B T Road is no ordinary road. Built in the year 1775, B T Road is one of the oldest metalled roads in India. Once used by…

Repo Rate and How It Determines Home Loan Interest Rates

Repo Rate and How It Determines Home Loan Interest Rates

Moonmoon has been missing her parents, what with busy workdays because of the approaching financial year-end. Desperate for spending some quality time with them, she decided to take matters into her own hands. So she punched numbers on her mobile phone and got connected to her mother. But she didn’t tell her mother that she…

Pros and Cons of Choosing a High or a Low Floor in a Highrise Building in Kolkata

Pros and Cons of Choosing a High or a Low Floor in a Highrise Building in Kolkata

Highrise buildings in Kolkata are a common sight now. As opposed to the situation till a few years ago when highrises meant only office buildings, residential highrises are quite common these days. Any building having a height of more than 15.5 metre is considered a highrise in Kolkata Municipal Area. In other places, buildings higher…