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Urbanrise Insights

Homebuying, explained without the brochure language

Guides for people buying in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, including from the Gulf. What the words on a cost sheet mean, what the law allows an NRI to buy, and how to check a developer before any money moves.

Disclosure: Urbanrise Insights is published by PropIQ World in partnership with Urbanrise (Alliance Group), and Urbanrise projects are named in these guides. PropIQ’s independent builder reviews, including its Urbanrise review, are produced separately and are not paid for.

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Four guides, each built around the questions buyers actually ask at the sales table. More are being added.

Buyer education

Carpet area vs built-up vs super built-up area

Carpet area, built-up area and super built-up area explained with a worked example, the RERA 2016 definition, and how to calculate the loading factor before you sign a cost sheet.

Buyer education

Villa, independent house, bungalow or apartment: what the words actually mean

What a villa actually is, how it differs from an independent house, a bungalow and an apartment, and what each means for land ownership, maintenance, home loans and resale in India.

NRI guide

Buying property in India from the UAE: what the rules actually allow

What an NRI or OCI in the UAE can and cannot buy in India, how to pay for it under FEMA, home loans on a Gulf income, Power of Attorney, TDS and repatriating the money later.

Due diligence

How to evaluate a builder before you pay a booking amount

A practical method for checking a developer before you pay a booking amount: RERA filings, occupancy certificates, delivery record, funding, litigation and the questions that get real answers.

Hyderabad

GHMC property tax: how it is assessed, paid and transferred

How GHMC property tax works: what a PTIN is, how annual rental value assessment is built up, how to pay online, and how mutation works after a purchase.

Chennai

Patta and chitta in Tamil Nadu: what the record proves, and what it does not

What a patta proves in Tamil Nadu, how chitta was merged into it, how to check a record online, and how patta transfer works after you buy land or a flat.

Hyderabad

Gated communities in Hyderabad: what to check before you commit

How to assess a gated community in Hyderabad: build-out stage, water and sewage, power backup, lift and parking ratios, association handover, RERA and HMDA.

Chennai

Thirumazhisai: how to assess an emerging west Chennai corridor

A framework for assessing Thirumazhisai and the west Chennai township belt: approvals, water, sewage, roads, TNRERA and patta checks, and the sources to use.

The Prelaunch Utsav is running now in Dubai

Pre-launch homes across Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, VR walkthroughs, NRI home loan desks that assess eligibility on a UAE salary, and advisers on RERA, Power of Attorney and repatriation. Free entry for UAE residents at the Urbanrise Dubai Experience Centre.

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