12 Real Estate Jargons Every Home Buyer Should Know
12 Real Estate Jargons
Every Home Buyer Should Know
Real estate has always been a favourite asset class
for Indian families, be it for investment or for habitation. Owning a property
is not only a matter of pride but also a necessity. Financial planning of any
family must start before buying property.
Real estate in India has seen an exponential transition over the years in terms
of terminologies. The real estate industry is becoming more professional and a
lot of local terms have been replaced by standard terminologies. It is
important for a home buyer to keep themselves updated with these terms. Here’s
a glossary of most common and frequently used terms in real estate:
• Built-up Area: Built-up area refers
to the entire floor area of the apartment, including the carpet area, internal
& external wall thickness, exclusive balcony area. It is the actual area
that will be used by the property buyer.
• Freehold Property: A freehold
property is the one that gives complete ownership to the owner of the house. In
other words, it is free from the hold of any entity besides the owner. The
owner of such properties enjoys free ownership and can use the land for any
purposes but in consonance with the local laws. The owner is free to pass on
the property of successes without any prior approval from anyone else.
• Real Estate Broker: A real estate
broker is a professional who works as an intermediary between the seller and
the buyer. A broker charges a fee for their service, which is known as
brokerage.
• CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau
(India) Limited is India’s first credit information company. Established in the
year 2000, this company collects and maintains records of an individual’s loan
and credit card payments. CIBIL collects these records from the partner banks
and credit institutions and created credit information reports and credit
scores.
• Vaastu Shastra: This is an ancient
Indian science of architecture and buildings which help in making a congenial
setting or a place to live or work in. Vaastu Shastra combines science,
astrology, astronomy, and art. It is a scientific way of taking advantage of
benefits bestowed by nature, its elements for enhanced health, wealth,
prosperity, and happiness.
• Real Estate Investment Trust: REIT is
a company that owns and often operates income-generating real estates. They
invest either through properties or mortgages. REITs are similar to mutual
funds but instead of owning stocks, the REITs own commercial or residential
properties or mortgages.
• Rateable Value: Rateable value is the
figure amount upon which property tax is charged in India. This figure is
decided by the tax authorities and the tax is charged to the owners of the
property as per the pre-determined tax slab rates.
• Fixed-O-Floaty Interest Rate: This
refers to an interest rate charged on home loans, which is fixed for a certain
period of time after which it gets converted to floating interest rate.
• RERA – The Real Estate
(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) is an Act of the Parliament of
India which seeks to protect home-buyers as well as help boost investments in
the real estate industry. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 10 March
2016 and by the Lok Sabha on 15 March 2016.
• Carpet Area – According to the
RERA, carpet area is defined as ‘the net usable floor area of an apartment,
excluding the area covered by the external walls, areas under services shafts,
exclusive balcony or verandah area and exclusive open terrace area, but
includes the area covered by the internal partition walls of the apartment’.
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