Two figures decide whether a flat is a good buy: how much floor you get, and how much money actually leaves your account. Both are routinely quoted in a way that is not wrong enough to be a lie and not right enough to compare on. These guides explain what each one legally means, worked through the MahaRERA-registered projects we represent — with the developers' own documents cited, including where they contradict each other.
One is defined by an Act of Parliament. The other is a builder's addition sum with no legal meaning. On a Pune 3 BHK the gap runs 90 to 150 sq ft, and almost every portal prints the bigger number under the smaller number's name.
The agreement value is about 88% of what leaves your bank account. Stamp duty, GST and registration make up most of the rest — and then there is floor rise, parking, club and advance maintenance, itemised here with two projects worked through.
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