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Reserve price

A reserve price is the floor an authority sets for a plot — the lowest bid it will accept. It is not the price the plot sells for. In an e-auction the plot goes for whatever the bidding reaches above that floor, so a reserve of ₹36 lakh can close far higher. PropIQ publishes the reserve because it is what the authority published; it never estimates a sale price.

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Questions people ask

What is Reserve price in a government plot auction?

A reserve price is the floor an authority sets for a plot — the lowest bid it will accept. It is not the price the plot sells for. In an e-auction the plot goes for whatever the bidding reaches above that floor, so a reserve of ₹36 lakh can close far higher. PropIQ publishes the reserve because it is what the authority published; it never estimates a sale price.

What should a bidder watch for with reserve price?

A reserve is per plot and is published in the auction notice, not negotiated.

Anything else about reserve price?

Where an authority publishes a per-sq.m rate instead, the reserve is that rate times the plot area.

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