Reported in the Star (8/4/07), Vasthu Sastra master Mr T. Selva propounded many wise Vasthu Sastra principles to housing developers and real estate experts. He advocated that developers who build according to Vasthu guidelines can make more profit selling fewer houses as residents will buy at a premium price as the staying in such Vasthu Sastra housing schemes can assured them of health, wealth, happiness and peace of mind. 
Some salient points extracted:
Introduction:

1. Vasthu Sastra principles can be applied to encourage harmonious living within housing developments. The ancient science could be incorporated into their site and house designs without compromising on the developers’ profits. 
2. In India, several new housing schemes in Jaipur and Chennai have included Vasthu principles in their projects and have attracted a strong response from house buyers.
3. During the Vedic period (2500BCE-200CE), the Indo-Aryans used Vasthu in town planning to shape settlements into various categories, depending upon the characteristics of the population. 
4. Vasthu was applied not only to residential buildings and temples but also military barracks, marketplaces, ports, administration buildings and palaces. Many of these places have stood the test of time.
5. Vasthu goes beyond architecture: great masters have recorded that its principles encompass the geological, geophysical and, above all, cosmological and celestial aspects. 
6. Most of the Vasthu recommendations can be included in the site plan easily; the biggest challenge for developers would be reducing the number of houses built on certain portions of the land to ensure the designation of amenities are Vasthu friendly. 
7. Incidents of housing schemes that are abandoned half way through construction, landslides and mishaps occurring at the construction stage, and completed houses that prove difficult to sell could be attributed to poor Vasthu practices and builders being insensitive to the environment.

Site Plan:

1. When selecting a site, developers should choose land that is square or rectangular in shape and ensure that the land is higher than or at the same level as the road.  
2. The land should be fertile and the soil colors should be black, pale green, yellow or red. Land infested with ant and worm hills should be avoided. 
3. Having natural bodies of water like a river, lake, pond or waterfall located in the northern and eastern stretch of the land is favorable because this will create tranquility and a pleasant environment. Such features in the western and southern quadrants of the land are inauspicious and residents will fall sick frequently and experience dullness. 
4. Ideally, tall structures like apartments and condominiums should be placed in the southern and western quadrants and the north-eastern area should be allocated for a park, playground, field, swimming pool or manmade lake. 
5. A row of terrace or individual houses should have roads on all four sides.
6. Avoid placing garbage bins in the north-east (spiritual corner) and south-west (prosperity quadrant). Recommended quadrants are north-west and south-east. 
7. Drainage outlets at the site should be located in the north-west and south-east and sewage pond should not be located in the south-west and north-east. 
8. Developers should not build houses at the T-junction because such an inauspicious location will not benefit the dweller owing to the negative flow of energy hitting the house.
9. Any land that faces a T or Y junction should be turned into a playground, garden or park.

House Design:

1. For the interior of the house, the main door should be located in the centre, and all locations are fine except the south-west. 
2. Architects should design the master bedroom so that it spans the southern and western region of the house and place the kitchen in the south-east or north-west.