.properties Domain Registration India
.properties is an open generic top-level domain for the property trade — brokers, developers, plot dealers, property managers and co-living operators. Binky Moon, LLC under Identity Digital has run it since 4 February 2014. WebJi® bills ₹4,562 to register and ₹4,846 per renewal year, before 18% GST.
For Indian real-estate brokers and developers comparing .properties with .estate, .house and .apartments, with RERA duties kept separate.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹4,562/yr
- Renewal
- ₹4,846/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What is a .properties domain?
.properties is an open generic top-level domain for the property trade — brokers, developers, property managers, home builders and mortgage companies — run by Binky Moon, LLC under Identity Digital since its 4 February 2014 delegation. The original operator was Big Pass, LLC, one of the 2012-programme applicants later consolidated into Identity Digital. No real-estate licence is verified at registration; the zone is open and first-come, first-served.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic top-level domain, unrestricted |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc.) |
| Delegated | 4 February 2014 (as Big Pass, LLC) |
| DNSSEC | Signed — secure delegation |
| Labels | 2–63 characters; letters, digits, inner hyphens |
| Terms | 1 to 10 years |
From brokers to builders: who registers .properties in India
Registrants are the people whose product is property itself — brokers and agent teams, residential developers, plot and land dealers, co-living and PG operators, and property-management firms handling rentals and maintenance. The plural reads like an inventory: a .properties address promises a catalogue, not a single brochure.
| Niche | Example name | Why the ending works |
|---|---|---|
| Broker or agent team | gurgaonkeys.properties | City-plus-inventory identity for listing portals |
| Residential developer | greenacre.properties | Project microsites under one brand |
| Plot and land dealer | na plots.properties | NA-plot and farmland inventory, stated plainly |
| Co-living / PG operator | colivingsuite.properties | Beds and units as a portfolio, not a single hostel |
| Property management firm | rentdesk.properties | Rent collection and maintenance for landlords |
| Rental listings start-up | nobrokerfee.properties | Disruptor positioning for a listings marketplace |
For the hosting and site side, see real estate website hosting and our real estate SEO guide; for destination-flavoured branding, the .place page is the nearest cousin.
.properties pricing and multi-year budgets
Registration is ₹4,562 and renewal is ₹4,846 per year at WebJi®, before 18% GST. Year one invoices at ₹5,383.16 with tax, and each renewal year at ₹5,718.28 — a mid-band price between .place and .apartments. Common real-estate words are registry premium labels, quoted before payment.
| Holding period | Make-up | Before GST (₹) | With 18% GST (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | registration only | 4,562.00 | 5,383.16 |
| 3 years | ₹4,562 + 2 × ₹4,846 | 14,254.00 | 16,819.72 |
| 5 years | ₹4,562 + 4 × ₹4,846 | 23,946.00 | 28,256.28 |
A planning scenario of first year plus renewals, not a prepaid multi-year total. Prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges.
| Extension | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Different flavour |
|---|---|---|---|
| .properties | 4,562 | 4,846 | Inventory and portfolio reading |
| .estate | 4,562 | 4,846 | Singular, prestige feel for firms |
| .house | 4,562 | 4,846 | Single-home and builder focus |
| .apartments | 9,471 | 11,374 | Multi-unit buildings, premium band |
Restrictions, documents and the RERA point
Nothing gates who may buy a .properties name — no brokerage licence, no RERA number, no India presence is checked, and individuals register as easily as companies. The regulatory burden sits on the business, not the domain: in India, agents marketing RERA-registered projects and builders advertising projects in RERA states need their own RERA registration, and that obligation is entirely independent of which extension the website uses.
- Documents at order: none; GSTIN optional for input-credit invoices.
- Enforced duties: accurate WHOIS data and a live registrant mailbox for renewal and transfer mail.
- Premium names: common trade words quote higher and renew at the premium rate.
- Expiry: standard gTLD grace, paid redemption, then pending-delete and release.
The order itself is a single checkout — see the domain registration India hub for the flow.
.properties, .estate or .house — choosing by reading, not ranking
Three endings, one price band, so choose the grammar: .properties for catalogues and portfolios, .estate for a prestige firm identity, .house for builders and single-home products. Google ranks them identically; a listings site's success comes from inventory, locality pages and speed.
- Broker with many listings — .properties; ₹16,819.72 with GST over three years.
- Boutique firm, high-end image — .estate, same registry band, quieter tone.
- Builder or contractor — .house, or .construction for the trade itself.
After registration: listings site, mail and renewals
Nameservers to your host, records published, and the listings site answers within hours. A property catalogue starts on shared hosting from ₹299 a month and scales as traffic grows; enquiries@yourbrand.properties works through business email hosting; the domain renewal guide covers grace and redemption, and the domain transfer page explains registrar moves with the 60-day ICANN lock.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a RERA registration to buy a .properties domain?
No. The registry verifies no licence — anyone can register an available .properties name. RERA registration is a separate legal requirement in India for agents and builders marketing registered projects; it applies to your business activity regardless of the domain ending you use.
Who manages .properties and when did it launch?
Binky Moon, LLC, an Identity Digital company, is the current manager in the IANA root zone database. Delegation dates to 4 February 2014, when the original operator was Big Pass, LLC under the 2012 new-gTLD programme.
What does a .properties domain cost over five years with GST?
₹28,256.28 in the renewal-budget scenario: ₹4,562 registration, four renewals at ₹4,846, and 18% GST across the total. Premium real-estate words are quoted above this band before payment.
Is .properties better than .com for a rental listings start-up?
Neither ranks better — the difference is brandable clarity. A start-up like nobrokerfee.properties explains its model in the URL, while .com buys familiarity with first-time users. Many listing platforms hold both, using the .properties name for marketing and the .com for the app.
Can a co-living operator run booking pages on .properties?
Yes. Co-living suites and PG beds are inventory, and the plural ending suits a portfolio of units across buildings. Keep a payment or booking flow on a sub-page and the domain as the brand shell — the extension is agnostic to how you take bookings.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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