Confused about where to buy your next property in Chennai? What to look for when buying a flat in Chennai? How are the upcoming elections going to impact the real estate markets? Should you invest, buy or rent? Questions like these plague every home-owner at some time. Looking to buy a home or apartment in Chennai can be an exhilarating but also a confusing experience. Thankfully, the internet can come to your rescue here! Here are the top real estate blogs to follow in 2019 to have all your doubts and questions about property buying solved. With regular updates, posts and informative discussions these blogs are your best resource to guide through the home-buying process, and also for the latest developments in the Indian real estate sector!
- 1. Altisville Blog
The best luxury apartments in Chennai also host the best blog on luxury living in Chennai! Find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about luxury apartments in Chennai here. From lifestyle, home décor and maintenance to house-shopping tips, the Altisville Blog has covered for everything you need to know to get the most out of your luxury apartment!
2. India Property
A one-stop solution for every homebuyer and homeowner anywhere in the country — the India Property blog contains advice, information and tips on all matters related to real estate. From financial, legal, trading and investing — it’s one of the most comprehensive real estate blogs for buyers.
3. Realty Fact
Get the latest news and updates about builders, projects, real estate developments and policy changes at realty fact. If you’re looking for new flats in Chennai, then their Chennai focused section gives you everything you need to know about the current real estate scene in the city
4. Realty NXT
Different from other real estate investing blogs, Realty NXT is a dedicated web portal that deals with both indian and global real estate news and updates. Whether you are interested in the global real estate market, builders, projects or just interested in buying resale flats in Chennai, this website will have something for you.
5. Basu Nivesh
Unlike others real estate marketing blogs on this list, Basu Nivesh is an overall financial planning blog, meant to help ordinary individuals plan and understand money and finance better. Written in a straightforward manner, it aims to simplify financial and legal terms, processes and regulations for lay people, with a dedicated section on property. While originally focused on Bangalore, many of its posts are relevant to apartments in Chennai too.
6. Indian Real Estate Forum
While not a property blog, IREF is the oldest and most popular forum for home buyers, owners and investors alike. It is extremely active and diligently moderated, making it a very useful resource for all property buyers. The IREF community is known to be helpful and honest and posts here are high-quality and insightful. They have separate section for each Indian metro.
7. Common Floor
Primarily a property search site, Common Floor also has a helpful blog which is part of its ‘Groups’ section. The blog posts relevant latest news for each of the main metros in India, so it’s the best place to look for the latest real estate developments before deciding on where to buy an apartment in Chennai.
8. Real Insights by Smart Owner
This blog by South Asia’s leading marketplace for niche investors and buyers offers good insight about the state of real estate in the country. Thanks to their global clientele, the posts are written from a broader investment perspective, offering a different, long-term view on the news and events on the Indian real estate market.
9. Housing.com
Whether you want to know how to register your land, or how to correctly harness the vastu in your house, Hosuing.com’s blog covers all of this and more. From décor to lifestyle to legal or purchasing and everything in-between, this is one of the go-to real estate investing blogs for 2019.
10. Coffee Realtor
Farhan Rasheed’s real estate blog contains many posts about the latest goings-on in the real estate sector in India, along with a healthy dose of politics, economics and business posts. His views, though not agreeable to everyone do offer a counter-point that many like to consider before reaching their opinions and decision about buying flats.






