The happiest moment during property purchase is when a buyer receives a letter from builder to receive possession of property. A buyer is so enthusiastic that he receives possession of property without going through the basic checklist. These days due to the slowdown in the real estate market, almost all the projects are getting delayed. I highlighted the reasons for delay in my post, Why under construction projects gets delayed?. A buyer is so frustrated over a delay that he accepts possession of property on as is where is basis and what is there is basis. This approach may land a buyer in ... Read More
How Builders Overcharge Property Buyers?
Let's accept the fact that Builders do overcharge Property Buyers. You must be wondering how, the answer is, by taking undue advantage of the multiple factors. These factors are ignorance of property buyers, loopholes in the legal agreement and lastly through Bullying. Though i have not observed any such incidences with very reputed builders. One of the reason is that reputed builders already include the brand premium in the cost of the property. The poor buyer has no other option but to oblige. In this regard, i like the English word "Standard". It is now a common practice to regularize ... Read More
Basic Checklist for Under Construction Project
Buying a flat in Under Construction Project can be linked to the Indian psychology of buying a "NEW". Under Construction Project is a high risk investment as the legal status is yet to be established. It also co-relate to the fact why prices are low during the pre-launch offer. At this stage, nothing is in place. In fact, in many cases builders sold the flats even before he signed the joint development agreement with land owners. I highlighted pros and cons of Resale Flat and Under Construction Project in my post on Resale Flat of Under Construction Flat, Which is better?. It is imperative to ... Read More
Composite Loan – Two in One Home Loan
Composite Loan is a mix of Land Loan and Construction Loan. It is not very popular jargon in Indian Mortgage Industry. One of the reason is scarcity of land in big cities i.e. buyer prefer flats in big cities. The concept of independent house or villas is more relevant in small cities due to availability of land. As i promised in my last post that next post will be dedicated to composite loan. Yesterday i visited one of the leading PSU Home Loan provider to get some clarity on Composite Loan. Whole branch took 45 mins to understand what is Composite Loan. Loan Manager of the branch called ... Read More