Being Real Estate Journal
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Deep, honest research on buying, renting and investing across India, plus how AI is reshaping real estate and detailed reports on the projects and locations that matter.
Guides
24 articles
GuideWhat Is a Society Election Process in 2026: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A complete conceptual guide to housing society elections: the electoral machinery, who votes and who stands, the process arc from notification to declaration, the voter's and candidate's methods, the incumbent's facilitation duties, uncontested seasons, disputes and their routes, first elections, distant members' participation, and the records both sides should keep — with every specific routed to the current framework and qualified professionals.
GuideWhat Is a Society Formation Process in 2026: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the society formation process: the builder phase and its charges, how purchasers organise, the registration's arc, the handover of administration, funds and documents, conveyance and deemed conveyance, the founding year's disciplines, late formations for old buildings, and how buyers should read any project's formation story — with every specific routed to the current frameworks and qualified professionals.
GuideWhat Is a Society Managing Committee in 2026: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the housing society managing committee: what it is, how elections create it, its powers and their limits, how it acts through meetings and office-bearers, the money and junctions it administers, the duties its members carry, how to engage with it productively, what serving involves, and how buyers should read a committee at diligence — with every specific routed to the registered bye-laws, the current framework, and qualified professionals.
GuideWhat Are a Society's Bye-Laws in 2026: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A complete conceptual guide to housing society bye-laws for members and flat buyers: what they are, the hierarchy that governs them, what they cover, how they are amended, how to read them for charges, works, meetings, transfers and disputes, and how to use them as diligence when buying — with every specific routed to the registered text, the current framework, and qualified professionals.
GuideWhat Is FSI and Floor Space Index 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to FSI, or floor space index, for buyers in India: what a plot and built-up area are, what FSI is, what FSI rests on, why it matters to a buyer, and how it fits alongside a purchase, with every specific, from any figure, ratio, conclusion, legal meaning or matter of oversight, routed to the relevant authority, the relevant documents, a qualified property lawyer, and the current law.
GuideWhat Is an Index II in 2026: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the Index II for property buyers: what it is, where it comes from, how it differs from the sale deed, 7/12 extract and property card, how professionals read it in due diligence, and what to do after your own registration — with every legal specific routed to qualified professionals.
GuideWhat Is an Allotment Letter 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the allotment letter for buyers in India: what an allotment letter is, why it exists, what kinds of things it concerns in concept, who its issuer is, and how it fits into a purchase, with every specific, from any content, term, timeline, legal meaning or requirement, routed to the issuer, a qualified property lawyer, the current law, the relevant authority, and the relevant documents.
GuideWhat Is a Society Share Certificate 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to society share certificates: what a society and a member are, what a share certificate is, what it rests on, why it matters to a member, and how it fits alongside a broader property matter, with every entitlement, condition, or matter of oversight routed to the society, a qualified property lawyer, the current law, and the relevant authority.
GuideWhat Is a Society Audit 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to society audits: what a society and an auditor are, what a society audit is, what it rests on, why it matters to a member, and how it fits alongside a broader property matter, with every finding, figure, or matter of oversight routed to the society, the auditor, a qualified property lawyer, and the current law.
GuideWhat Is a Property Card 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the property card: what a city survey number and the relevant authority are, what a property card is, what it rests on, why it matters to a buyer, and how it fits alongside a broader property matter, with every entry, figure, or matter of meaning routed to the relevant authority, a qualified property lawyer, and the current law.
GuideWhat Is a Commencement Certificate 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to a commencement certificate for buyers in India: what the required approvals are, what a commencement certificate is, what it rests on, why it matters to a buyer, and how it fits alongside a purchase, with every specific, from any content, date, conclusion, legal meaning or matter of oversight, routed to the relevant authority, the relevant documents, a qualified property lawyer, and the current law.
GuideWhat Is a 7/12 Extract 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the 7/12 extract: what a survey number and the relevant authority are, what a 7/12 extract is, what it rests on, why it matters to a buyer, and how it fits alongside a broader property matter, with every entry, figure, or matter of meaning routed to the relevant authority, a qualified property lawyer, and the current law.
GuideUnder-Construction vs Ready-to-Move Flat 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
A complete conceptual guide to the under-construction versus ready-to-move flat choice for buyers in India: what each option is, how they differ at their core in the stage of completion, and how the trade-offs around timing, cost, risk, tax, finance, possession certainty, customisation, and resale work in principle, with every specific, from any price difference, tax rate, timeline, or figure to any verdict about which option wins, routed to a qualified professional, a lender, the current law, the relevant documents, and the developer and the relevant authority.
GuideSociety NOC for Property Sale in India 2026: A Complete Guide
A concepts-first guide to the society NOC for a property sale in India: what a no objection certificate means, what a cooperative society is, how a transfer within a society is approached, the ideas of dues, transfer fees, documents, timelines, the managing committee and general body, the NRI angle, disputes, bye-laws and planning ahead. Explains the ideas, not the figures, with every specific routed to the society, a qualified property lawyer or the relevant authorities.
GuideSale Agreement vs Sale Deed 2026: The Complete Buyer’s Guide
A buyer’s guide to the difference between a sale agreement and a sale deed: what each document does, when each is executed, how ownership transfers, and how to approach both with care and qualified legal help.
GuideRERA Buyer Rights in Maharashtra 2026: The Complete Guide
A practical, buyer-first guide to your rights under RERA in Maharashtra: how to check a project, what developers must disclose, how delays and defects are handled, and how to raise a complaint. Verify specifics on the official MahaRERA portal or with a qualified property lawyer.
GuideProperty Tax in Mumbai 2026: How It Works & How to Pay
A 2026 guide to property tax in Mumbai: how it works, how it is calculated, how to check and pay it, due dates, rebates, name changes, and what buyers should verify, with pointers to the municipal authority and qualified professionals for the specifics.
GuideProperty Registration Process in Maharashtra 2026: Step by Step
A complete step-by-step guide to the property registration process in Maharashtra: documents, stamp duty, the sub-registrar visit, mutation, costs, and how to register with confidence.