Resources
The reference shelf.
Guides, tools and definitions for the decisions that come up most often — written to be useful without a conversation, and honest about where you need a qualified adviser.
- Guides
- 6
- Tools
- 6
- Glossary terms
- 62
- Comparisons
- 7
Guides
Step-by-step guides.
Developers, promoters and landowners becoming developers
The developer playbook
Most development problems are sequencing problems. Decisions that should be made early are made late, and decisions that should wait for evidence are made on hope. This playbook sets out the order.
14 minHousing society committees and members
Society redevelopment guide
A society that follows a documented, fair sequence secures better terms and a decision that holds. A society that skips steps usually discovers why they existed at year three.
12 minChannel partners and real estate agents
Channel partner handbook
The network runs on written rules applied consistently. This handbook sets them out so that you know how every situation will be decided before it happens.
8 minHomebuyers in Mumbai and Maharashtra
RERA guide for homebuyers
RERA gives buyers access to information that used to be unavailable. Most buyers do not use it. Ten minutes on the authority's website before booking can prevent years of dispute.
9 minProperty buyers in Mumbai
Stamp duty and registration in Mumbai
Stamp duty is typically the largest cost of buying a property after the price itself. It is calculated on a defined basis, it is payable before registration, and its rate depends on where the property is and on applicable concessions.
7 minNon-resident Indians and persons of Indian origin
NRI property buying guide
Almost everything that goes wrong in an NRI purchase is predictable — and therefore preventable by deciding the transaction route before choosing the property.
10 minTools
Calculators and models.
Genesis Index calculator
Score any site or micro-market on the eight Genesis Index variables with your own weights.
Sales velocity & carry model
Model months to sell-out, finance carry and the cost of slower absorption for a project.
FSI & development potential
Estimate permissible built-up area and indicative saleable carpet from plot size and FSI inputs.
Carpet vs built-up area
Convert between carpet, built-up and super built-up area and find your real price per usable square foot.
Stamp duty calculator
Estimate stamp duty and registration charges on a Mumbai property purchase.
Mandate readiness audit
A 12-question self-assessment of whether a project is ready to launch — and what to fix first.
The first decision
Let's start before the building.
Send us the site, the scheme or the stalled inventory. We will tell you what we think — including when the answer is not to proceed.