{"id":6860,"date":"2026-11-06T13:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T13:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=6860"},"modified":"2026-11-07T08:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:54:41","slug":"rent-vs-buy-pune-2026","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/web-stories\/rent-vs-buy-pune-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent vs Buy in Pune 2026: What&#8217;s Smarter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-1.jpg\" rel=\"preload\" as=\"image\"\/>\n<style amp-boilerplate=\"\">body{-webkit-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-moz-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-ms-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both}@-webkit-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-moz-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-ms-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-o-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}<\/style>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<style amp-boilerplate=\"\">body{-webkit-animation:none;-moz-animation:none;-ms-animation:none;animation:none}<\/style>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<style amp-custom=\"\">\n              h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: normal; }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-page {\n                background-color: #131516;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-grid-layer {\n                overflow: visible;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              @media (max-aspect-ratio: 9 \/ 16)  {\n                @media (min-aspect-ratio: 320 \/ 678) {\n                  amp-story-grid-layer.grid-layer {\n                    margin-top: calc((100% \/ 0.5625 - 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The honest maths, in 8 swipes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"92bf980b-1f7a-47fd-afec-c1df02215d1a\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f35339a7-5f42-4c6c-8af2-998d500a2a37\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2.jpg\" alt=\"Young couple comparing rent and home loan EMI expenses.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-ccf70dc4-5e06-40d3-aee0-2be20e2208cd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:71.40777%;width:86.40777%;height:10.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-34eea540-0faa-42e8-bbb1-c612ec90f123\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">Rs 25,000 rent. Rs 52,000 EMI<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-021f4038-8975-4ece-8959-14395f62b0a2\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">Rent looks cheaper today. But only one of these ever stops growing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"ea188abe-30fc-4dde-a4c0-c01b712959bf\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ef6b606a-447b-4618-b957-82d21a458e80\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar and financial documents illustrating cumulative rental costs.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-3-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-32950c54-3c49-4991-a9b0-4695d4fe5485\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:71.40777%;width:86.40777%;height:10.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-4ffd106e-01c6-4049-a466-fc511b010548\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">5 years of rent: Rs 16.6 lakh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-f89d19e3-9ec1-44b6-8b3f-00cd744c6df9\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">At Rs 25,000 with 5% yearly hikes. And you own nothing at the end.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c4afebc5-00c2-49b9-8157-c08191cc0d49\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2779f5d0-ba47-43a6-9fe3-e215e746310a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4.jpg\" alt=\"Family enjoying their own apartment after purchasing a home.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-4-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-20237fc9-984a-474c-949e-740a97b26dc1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:71.40777%;width:86.40777%;height:10.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-7eb5bf3e-7b1e-4d23-b85b-4250b8e97357\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">Every EMI buys you a brick<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-a5caf6be-a692-4117-882c-d715b23c2161\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">Rent builds your landlord\u2019s asset. An EMI builds yours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"af47fc3f-8f89-43cd-9cd6-eca83adeb449\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d8537ffd-c5e9-4cf8-b231-622f645473fd\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5.jpg\" alt=\"Professional calculating home loan tax benefits from a home office.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-5-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-55eefe8a-1a7c-4342-86aa-faf3fea6846c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:71.40777%;width:86.40777%;height:10.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-db6ff247-a2b6-474c-9181-f63cfb81a87e\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">Up to Rs 3.5 lakh in deductions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-dddd030f-7d18-4b0f-ae84-9a7601b56199\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">Rs 1.5L on principal (80C) + Rs 2L on interest (24b), old regime, self-occupied.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"ab9b7d0f-685f-4b1d-9ed1-55b96904aab5\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-a804f1e2-a9c0-456b-a511-7581ff2fcb82\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6.jpg\" alt=\"Sinhgad Road showing riverside developments and surrounding greenery.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-6-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-dc753029-aac4-4376-b7fc-5205fb731d58\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:76.43204%;width:86.40777%;height:5.02427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-985a92fc-ce69-4be0-9149-6f49b9bb2ef0\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">A corridor on the rise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-cbccfd8b-f31c-4bf1-b7a5-c68e157353c3\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">Riverside land, Ring Road ahead, prices below Kothrud. For now.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"dd1e8bb5-8f9a-4a67-9fc1-4fc5817d1983\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-cf29e571-bd18-4562-9523-d259d4c23f01\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7.jpg\" alt=\"Family personalizing their new home by painting a wall together.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-7-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-cfad7856-fdd9-4341-93b5-4daf1d9fe266\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:71.40777%;width:86.40777%;height:10.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-1ba16400-c1b0-4b52-84ad-99b1258b5ad2\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">No landlord. No renewals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.39806%;width:86.40777%;height:7.02265%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-8c773061-5dc2-4b23-bc2a-50c5e4397c7c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.250809em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#f0f4f6\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#f0f4f6\">Paint the wall. Get the dog. Stay thirty years. It\u2019s yours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d466d4c7-5d9b-47a8-8411-2bf2d94a0d42\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#20252b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c0f18cdf-9dcd-4153-8c61-632b41b497f0\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8.jpg\" alt=\"The Reserve by Kolte-Patil on Sinhgad Road.\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8-768x1365.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.koltepatil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/gws-rent-vs-buy-pune-2026-slide-8-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.28803%;width:100%;height:69.90291%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,18,28,0.88) 0%,rgba(6,18,28,0) 100%)\" id=\"el-3d7a705d-802d-4228-adcb-65f39e864046\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:66.12460%;width:86.40777%;height:5.02427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-c2fccf10-437c-476d-b286-cc017bc1b769\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#ffffff\"><span><span style=\"font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\">Staying 5+ years? 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