September 10, 2025: Housing.com, the country’s leading real estate technology platform, has announced the launch of its much-anticipated annual event, Mega Home Utsav 2025. Now in its ninth edition, the flagship property festival will run from September … READ FULL STORY
From Affordability to Growth: Kolkata’s Housing Advantage In this episode of Keeping it Real by Housing.com, host Gaurav Choudhury unpacks the remarkable rise of Kolkata’s housing market at a time when many other metros are … READ FULL STORY
In their latest report, real estate consultants Knight Frank noted that, in July 2025, over 4,662 residential property sales were registered in the Kolkata Metropolitan Region (KMA) in July 2025, reflecting a 33% year-on-year … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata is the first city in India where the metro rail urban mass rapid transit system was introduced, when operations began in 1984. Currently, the Kolkata Metro network includes two operational lines covering a … READ FULL STORY
July 23, 2025: The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) witnessed registration of 30,582 apartments during H1 2025 (January – June) compared to 27,639 apartment registrations in H2 2024, marking a 43% YoY increase, according to … READ FULL STORY
July 11, 2025: CBRE South Asia and ASSOCHAM launched a joint report titled, ‘The New Paradigm in Indian Housing’ at CBRE ASSOCHAM Real Estate Conference 2025 – Ease of Doing Business: Unlocking Sustainable Growth. … READ FULL STORY
Property buyers in West Bengal must pay the compulsory tax of stamp duty and registration charges for flats to the state revenue department to get a property legally transferred in their name. In this … READ FULL STORY
June 24, 2025: Home purchase affordability of homebuyers has improved in H1 2025 as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed the repo rate by 100 bps during the period, according to Knight Frank … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 6, 2025 announced a rate cup of 50 basis points in the repo rate. This was done following a unanimous vote by the six-member Monetary Policy … READ FULL STORY
Owners of properties in Kolkata, are liable to pay the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Property Tax every year. The municipality uses the funds collected as KMC Kolkata Property Tax, to provide important civic facilities … READ FULL STORY
Even as usage of other globally accepted measurement has risen, a common land area measurement that is still in use is the Bigha. This traditional unit of land measurement is very common in North … READ FULL STORY
Amid rising income levels in India, penthouse ownership has become an obvious choice for Indians seeking luxury real estate. Even though the term is now quite frequently used in Indian real estate, confusion still … READ FULL STORY
Banglarbhumi (বাংলারভূমি) is West Bengal Land & Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department’s online portal. On this one can check all their land and property documents online. The official portal can be … READ FULL STORY
