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The Complete Checklist Before Booking Your First Flat in India
Most first-time buyers book a flat in a happy rush — and regret it quietly for years. This 21-point checklist from a qualified architect covers financial readiness, RERA verification, site visit protocol and scientific floor plan analysis. Everything you need before signing.
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What Every NRI Must Know Before Buying a Flat in India
The channel partner disappears after the sale. Your trusted relative cannot read drawings. And that brochure photo was a professional render. An architect based in Pune explains what NRIs consistently get wrong — and the one step that reduces your risk before paying any token amount.
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Why People Buy Homes — The Real Story Behind Every Property Decision
A home is not a transaction — it is a response to a moment in life. After 15 years of practice, an architect breaks down the six categories of home buyers in India and what each one truly needs: from the new arrival seeking a foothold, to the stability seeker tired of renting, to the investor, the life-stage mover, and the dangerous category who does not yet know what the problem actually is.
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5 Things a Floor Plan Tells You Before You Buy a Home
Most home buyers visit a project, see a large sheet of paper on the wall, and follow what the salesperson explains. As an architect with 15 years of practice, here is what you should actually be looking for — walls, windows, doors, RERA plans, kitchen sizes and the corridors nobody asks about.
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Why a Vastu-Perfect Flat May Still Be a Bad Home
Vastu Shastra is the science of building — not a religious rulebook. An architect explains the real scientific reasoning behind kitchen placement, bedroom orientation, Brahmasthana and why full Vastu compliance is nearly impossible in a modern multistorey flat — and what actually matters more.
Read article →The Complete Vastu Guide — Directions, Scoring and What Actually Matters
A structured, room-by-room reference to Vastu Shastra — the eight directions, the Brahmasthana, and how each principle connects to real housing decisions like sunlight and layout. Read this before you use Vastu to judge any home.
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Sunlight in Your Home — Which Direction, Which Floor, Which Room Matters
Most buyers never check sunlight before buying. An architect explains the National Building Code rules on natural light, why the direction your flat faces matters more than the floor level, and how to catch the season problem — where a flat that looks bright in March has no direct sun from October to March.
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Why Your Flat Will Feel Stuffy No Matter How Many ACs You Buy
Most flats are built with all windows facing one direction — because that maximises saleable area for the builder. The result is a home with no cross ventilation and no real airflow. An architect explains how to read a floor plan for ventilation potential, why duct-facing windows in kitchens and living rooms are a serious flaw, and what to check before buying.
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A Parking Decision Can Affect Your Daily Life for the Next 20 Years
Most buyers spend less than five minutes evaluating parking before booking a flat -- yet it is one of the most repeated, expensive and overlooked decisions in a home purchase. This guide covers stilt, basement, stacked, puzzle and dependent parking, the questions builders rarely answer upfront, and what to check before you sign.
Read article →Carpet Area vs Built-Up Area vs Super Built-Up Area — The Number That Actually Matters
Builders quote super built-up area. You measure carpet area at possession. The difference — often 25 to 40% — is real money you paid for space you do not own. An architect explains what each term means under MahaRERA, why super built-up area has no legal standing in Maharashtra, and exactly what to verify before signing anything.
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Choosing a home involves hundreds of decisions. Some are financial. Some are emotional. Some only become apparent after you've lived there. The purpose of The Home Handbook is to help you recognise those decisions before you buy. Each guide explores one important aspect of housing, helping you make better-informed decisions with confidence.
Good housing decisions should be based on knowledge, not marketing. Homes should be evaluated through multiple lenses — including design, sunlight, ventilation, planning, practicality, regulations and personal priorities. The Home Handbook exists to help people understand those decisions with clarity.
New to The Home Handbook? These five guides are the ones most readers start with.
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