RERA (the Real Estate Regulatory Authority) exists to protect buyers from exactly the problems that used to plague Indian real estate: delayed possession, diverted funds, and mismatched carpet areas. In Gujarat, every project above the notified size threshold must be registered before it can be marketed or sold.
Search the project's RERA number on gujrera.gujarat.gov.in and verify three things: the promoter's name matches what's on your booking documents, the declared possession date, and any complaints or penalties logged against the project or promoter.
RERA mandates that pricing be quoted per carpet area, not the more generous "super built-up" figure builders historically used in marketing. If a quote is still framed around super built-up, ask for the RERA-compliant carpet area breakdown directly.
RERA requires 70% of buyer payments for a project to be held in a dedicated escrow account, used only for that project's construction and land costs. This is what protects your money from being diverted to a builder's other, unrelated projects.
If possession is delayed beyond the RERA-declared date without a valid extension, buyers are entitled to compensation or a refund with interest — a right that's enforceable through the RERA authority, not just a moral argument with the builder.
We check every one of these before a project makes it onto our listings.
