Have you heard of Square Yards? India’s largest real estate platform? The company is present in 20 cities and 9 countries and provides an end-to-end home buying experience. It has almost wiped-out legacy companies like Magicbricks and 99 Acres in terms of monthly web traffic (9Mn+) and emerged as the most favored destination for home buying in the recent years.
I stumbled upon Square Yards while I was looking for a convenient option on the web to buy a house in Bangalore. While going through the website, I found out that it’s a proptech company and uses hi-tech tools to guide home buyers in finding a home that suits their pockets and aspirations. This is a company review of how I experienced their real estate services.
A tech-enabled search platform that provides hassle-free property guidance and booking
Square Yards website contains search and discovery tools like heat maps, comparative analysis, recommendation engines, and even advanced 3D visual aids that provides a bird’s eye view of neighbourhoods and also a virtual mock of the interiors. I had shortlisted some projects, including Godrej, Salarpuria and Ozone. The comparative analysis and the heatmaps were very handy and gave me an accurate picture of the house I really want. Square Yards data transparency and information about each project can give every novice home buyer the confidence to use their services while buying a home.
I was apprehensive about buying a home virtually, but the 3D virtual tour of Square Yards bowled me over. The relationship manager took me on a virtual tour where every inch of the property is mapped, and you can gauge the dimensions of the space almost accurately. Really, in a post-covid world, 3D technology has changed how people look at real estate. I decided in my mind on booking a Godrej project and went on with the same. The booking process was entirely digital which was a big relief for me, since real estate is a documentation-heavy industry. Besides digital booking forms and signatures, the payment process was silk smooth and secure with a number of payment gateways to choose from. The booking and payment happened in just 10 minutes…Whoooaaa!! Kudos to Square Yards for transforming the home buying process. As a customer, I was more than delighted. But there more that Square Yards had to offer.
Smooth mortgage facilitation and post sales services
Square Yards digital lending marketplace Square Capital was a huge sigh of relief as I didn’t have to go through a maze of documentation and scratch my head about the right loan product and bank. The dedicated relationship manager assisted me in the lending process, the right loan product, payments, builder-buyer documentation and concierge services.
I came to know that the company has tie-ups with 100+ banks and NBFCs. All reason why my loan approval happened so smoothly.
Ancillary products that complete Square Yards ecosystem
Square Yards have recently launched its home interior furnishing arm known as Interior Company to capture the value in the interior décor space which is dominated by experienced players like LivSpace and Home Lane. Having a customized décor with mood lighting, pastel color accents, laminated kitchen and a showpiece TV cabinet for the living room, can be a hassle for every home buyer. However, Square Yards gave me a package which I couldn’t refuse and hence held on to the offer to have a tastefully decorated interior space. The timeline was 3 months, which was fine enough for me and my family.
In a nutshell, it was a fruitful home buying journey and I am looking forward to shift to a bigger new house by the end of this year.
Did I mention that I will be putting my present house on rent? With such a smooth home buying experience from a brand like Square Yards, it is no surprise why I shouldn’t use their rental management platform, Azuro for a complete peace of mind and hassle-free rental services. The digital platform takes care of complete rental services including conducting background checks of tenants, home maintenance, rent collection and move-in move-out audits.
Square Yards is proof that the real estate sector is undergoing a tectonic shift and proptech benefits are readily accepted by people at large. Customers want hassle-free services and full-stack real estate platforms like Square Yards are making sure that the expectations of millennials like me are taken care of to the utmost satisfaction.
