During the 2001–02 period, Mumbai's real estate landscape was vastly different from today's high-rise dominance. Pricing Benchmarks

: The 2001–02 rates are the official reference for calculating Capital Gains Tax for properties bought before April 2001 and sold later.

For the uninitiated, the Ready Reckoner is a government-published guideline value (or circle rate) for properties across different zones in a city. It serves as the minimum price at which a property can be registered. In 2001-02, before the digitization of land records became widespread, the Ready Reckoner was a physical book—a lifeline for brokers, lawyers, and investors trying to calculate stamp duty and market values.