Buyer guide
How your parents bought a house, and why that method fails now
The generation before us bought on relationships and location. Both of those signals have weakened.
5 min read
Insights
What we actually see in the market.
Not press releases. Market reports, buyer guides and the occasional account of a deal we told a client to walk away from.
Buyer guide
“Only two units left”, how to check that in ten seconds
Scarcity is the oldest pressure tactic in property. It is also publicly verifiable.
3 min read
Buyer guide
Super built-up versus carpet area: what you actually bought
The gap can be a third of your purchase price. It is also entirely knowable in advance.
5 min read
Legal & RERA
When a delay penalty clause is real, and when it's decoration
An amount, a trigger and a method. Miss any one and the clause does nothing.
4 min read
Legal & RERA
Two possession dates: the one you were told and the one on RERA
The date the builder gave the government is a matter of record. The one sales gave you is not.
4 min read
Legal & RERA
The encumbrance certificate: what it is and how to pull one
Free, quick, and almost nobody does it before paying a token.
4 min read
Legal & RERA
Registry and mutation are not the same thing
The most common red flag in Haryana property, and the one buyers most often walk straight past.
5 min read
Market report
The Dubai rental income reality check
What the brochure yield leaves out, and what the number looks like once it's all in.
5 min read
Buyer guide
Off-plan or ready: which Dubai strategy fits you
Not an argument about which is better. A decision tree about which is right for you.
5 min read
Buyer guide
Buying in Dubai without flying: how the remote purchase actually works
Remote purchase is standard in Dubai, not exceptional. Here is the sequence, and where it goes wrong.
5 min read
Legal & RERA
The Golden Visa: what it requires and what it doesn't grant
Widely misrepresented, frequently oversold, and a poor primary reason to buy property.
5 min read
Buyer guide
Reading a Dubai payment plan: whose cash flow is it serving?
A generous-looking payment plan is a pricing decision, not a favour. Here's how to read one.
5 min read
Buyer guide
Who buys this from you in five years?
The first question we ask about any property, and the last one most buyers consider.
4 min read
Market report
Service charges: the number that quietly eats your yield
The most commonly ignored line in a Dubai investment case, and one of the largest.
5 min read
Legal & RERA
What escrow actually protects you from, and what it doesn't
Escrow is real, statutory and genuinely protective. It also covers far less than most buyers assume.
6 min read
Buyer guide
Why Indians should not compare Dubai property to Indian property
Same instincts, wrong market. The habits that protect you in Gurgaon actively cost you money in Dubai.
6 min read
Buyer guide
Profit is proven at exit, not in the brochure
Entry price is a fact. Exit is an assumption. Most buyers spend all their diligence on the first and none on the second.
5 min read