How can I track a housing project in India from Dubai?

  • Date: 29-Aug-2023
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Real Estate
  • Country:UAE
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How can I track a housing project in India from Dubai?

Builders are required to post periodic updates on Rera website

A tower crane operates at a residential construction site in Mumbai, India. — File photo

By H. P. Ranina/NRI Problems Published: Tue 29 Aug 2023, 4:17 PM

Question: I am planning to purchase a property in Bengaluru. Being located in Dubai, I am not sure whether I will be able to keep track of the development of the project. This has delayed my decision to invest in a residential property.

ANSWER: The real estate regulatory authorities are planning to integrate the entire real estate sector whereby the websites will be linked to the Rera website. Further, the websites of permission granting authorities, like the municipal corporations, fire fighting department, water, gas and electricity authorities, etc. will also be linked. In course of time, this will make the Rera website a composite one which will deal with every issue of real estate development. The quarterly project report, which real estate developers are required to submit to Rera would be put on its website. This would enable home buyers like you to check the track record of developers and monitor the progress of the project on a real time basis.

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