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Answers to the questions Bengaluru brokers and builders ask about property leads: reply speed, portals, WhatsApp, calls and qualification.

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  Portals

  Is a 99acres leads package worth it? Count cost per site visit, not cost per lead

  Only if your cost per site visit beats your other sources. How to work it out from your own invoice, what 99acres publishes, and what to ask before renewing.

  6 Nov 2026· 6 min readNeha Gowda

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  Speed to lead

  What happens to property enquiries that arrive after 7 pm and on Sundays?

  Most wait until the next working morning, and the buyer moves on. The evidence on after-hours enquiries, what the rules allow, and four ways to cover the gap.

  6 Nov 2026· 6 min readAmulya V

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  WhatsApp and voice

  AI calling agents for real estate in India: what they do, what they cost, and their limits

  They call leads back, qualify them and book visits. Published prices, the build-and-run costs nobody quotes, the rules, and when an AI caller is wrong for you.

  6 Nov 2026· 7 min readPriya Nair

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  Lead qualification

  Which questions qualify an Indian home buyer on the first call?

  Budget, location, BHK and timeline, then how they will pay and who else decides. The first-call questions that separate a real buyer from a browser, and why.

  6 Nov 2026· 5 min readNeha Gowda

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  Speed to lead

  How fast should you reply to a 99acres or MagicBricks lead? What the HBR study actually says

  Within the hour, and sooner if you can. What the 2011 HBR lead study found, what it did not, and how a Bengaluru broker can hit the hour after 7 pm.

  6 Nov 2026· 6 min readAmulya V

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  WhatsApp and voice

  Can an AI assistant call property leads back in Kannada and Hindi?

  Yes: several Indian voice platforms speak Kannada and Hindi. What decides if it works on your buyers: mixed speech, place names, budgets and a human handoff.

  6 Nov 2026· 5 min readPriya Nair