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Homebuyers are increasingly paying more for common areas in residential properties as average loading in leading regions like Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Delhi NCR, and Bengaluru has crossed 40% from around 30% in 2019, according to a report by Anarock Property Consultants.

Loading is the difference between the super-built-up area and carpet area in a residential property.

Higher loading means buyers get less liveable space and pay more for common areas like elevators, lobbies, staircases, clubhouses, etc.

Loading has gone up steadily in residential properties in top cities in the last couple of years, according to the study.

Among the top seven cities, Bengaluru saw the highest percentile jump in average loading over the last seven years—from 30% in 2019 to 41% in Q1 2025. The jump coincides with the increasingly higher saturation of modern amenities that developers now include to cater to the modern lifestyle in the IT hub of Bengaluru, said the report.