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Buyer’s library

Guides for every step of buying a home

Every guide on our blog, sorted by what you are doing right now — from setting a budget to checking a project, the paperwork and the registry. New guides join their group as they are published.

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Before you look

Budgets, flat or plot, ready or under construction, and what to look for in a home.

22 guides

Checking a project

RERA checks, questions for the builder, comparing projects and our project guides.

15 guides

Money, loans & tax

Home loans, EMI planning and payment plans.

3 guides

Registration & paperwork

Documents, stamp duty, the agreement, registry and taking possession.

6 guides

NRI

Buying in the Tricity while you live abroad.

5 guides

Open the NRI hub

GMADA & plots

GMADA schemes, e-auctions, land pooling, master plans and land units.

9 guides

Areas & infrastructure

Localities, roads, the airport side, metro plans and price trends.

18 guides

Price lists

Project price lists with sizes, charges and payment plans.

12 guides

Free tools

Tools that go with the guides

About these guides — FAQs

By the step of buying they help with: before you look, checking a project, money and loans, registration and paperwork, buying as an NRI, GMADA and plots, areas and infrastructure, and project price lists. Each guide sits in one group, and a new guide joins its group as soon as it is published.

Every guide on our blog, sorted by what you are doing right now — from setting a budget to checking a project, the paperwork and the registry. New guides join their group as they are published.

Before you look

Budgets, flat or plot, ready or under construction, and what to look for in a home.

Checking a project

RERA checks, questions for the builder, comparing projects and our project guides.

Money, loans & tax

Home loans, EMI planning and payment plans.

Registration & paperwork

Documents, stamp duty, the agreement, registry and taking possession.

NRI

Buying in the Tricity while you live abroad.

GMADA & plots

GMADA schemes, e-auctions, land pooling, master plans and land units.

Areas & infrastructure

Localities, roads, the airport side, metro plans and price trends.

Price lists

Project price lists with sizes, charges and payment plans.

Tools that go with the guides

About these guides — FAQs

How are the guides on this page grouped?
By the step of buying they help with: before you look, checking a project, money and loans, registration and paperwork, buying as an NRI, GMADA and plots, areas and infrastructure, and project price lists. Each guide sits in one group, and a new guide joins its group as soon as it is published.
Which guide should a first-time buyer read first?
Start with the “Before you look” group to settle your budget and the kind of home you want, then “Checking a project” before you book. The money and paperwork groups cover the loan, stamp duty and the registry when you get there.
How do I check that a project is RERA registered?
Ask for the project’s RERA number and look it up on the regulator’s own website: RERA Punjab for Mohali, Zirakpur, Kharar, New Chandigarh and Dera Bassi, and Haryana RERA for Panchkula. The record names the promoter, the approved project and its declared completion date. Our guides in “Checking a project” walk through it.
Are these guides legal or tax advice?
No. They explain the usual process and point to the official sources. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; check with a CA or lawyer. Confirm the current stamp duty and registration charges with the Sub-Registrar before you register.
Are there calculators to go with the guides?
Yes, all free: a home loan EMI calculator, a stamp duty and buying cost calculator, an area unit converter for marla, kanal and gaj, a property valuation tool, the projects on a map, and a page to compare your shortlist side by side.