Developers woo homebuyers with revamped sample flats in posh ready-to-move-in real estate projects Real estate firms are roping in designers for ready-to-move-in flats and villas to speed up sales and to ensure that the apartment commands a premium The so-called sample flat has come of age as the coronavirus pandemic, which forced people to spend most of the last year indoors, changes the way people shop for homes, Before the virus struck, homebuyers would book an under-construction unit after viewing a sample flat, done up nicely by interior designers, in the visitor’s gallery of a realtor...