About 80 per cent of home buyers prefer vastu compliant homes, revealed a recent survey by Magicbricks.com. Cashing on this, developers too, are mentioning vastu complaint in their new launches.
Is your bedroom in the South-west direction, bathroom in the North-west, kitchen in the South-east and lobby in the North-east? If yes, then you have a stress-free living insurance, as your house is Vastu compliant.
Gone are the days when private swimming pool, club house and other ultra modern amenities were used as advertisements to lure home buyers. Today, Vastu is in vogue. In addition to all the fancy amenities, realty majors in metropolitan cities invariably mention Vastu-compliant as an important feature in their projects.
Home buyers are essentially considering Vastu-shastra as an important criterion before finalising a home. This was proved by a recent survey conducted by Magicbricks.com. About 82 per cent buyers said that they would consider Vastu-compliant homes. The survey also revealed that buyers are actually ready to pay 10 per cent extra to get a house that is built on Vastu principles.
Ever wondered, what does ‘Vastu compliant’ mean?
Rameshwar Prasad, director of Vastu International elucidates, “Vastu is an ancient science of architecture through which a congenial setting can be made in a residence or workplace. It is a planning oriented process, which involves various steps. However, the three most important ones are: the entrance of the project or apartment should be in the North, East or North-East direction.
Second, the direction of the water source is also essential. Again, North, East and North-East are considered the best. Third, the direction of electrical points should be either in the South-East or North-West direction. All this helps in attracting positive energy by establishing a balance between water and fire.”
But what do developers focus on? Abhay Kumar of Griha Pravesh Buildteck says, “The primary thing that we keep in mind is the influx of air and sunlight. If this balance is not present, then we use computer simulation technology and try to establish it in all the towers.”
But do buyers prefer these Vastu-compliant homes? Indeed. “Owning a house is a once in a lifetime experience for most of us. If a buyer is investing Rs 1-2 crore, then perfection in every sense is what he expects. About 90 per cent of the buyers actually go for Vastu-compliant projects. In that, they generally avoid homes with the entrance facing the south,” Kumar adds.
So, if you are planning to make an investment, do consider the above mentioned facts before finalising a house. And if you already own a house, don’t worry just follow the ‘quick tips’.
Nikunj Joshi, MagicBricks.com Bureau
Nikunj Joshi, an alumna of Asian College of Journalism, is a passionate Real Estate Journalist with a fetish for music, cinema, traveling and books
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