Why We Score Real Estate Projects
Every portal shows you what builders pay to show you. We don't. Here's why we built a scoring system instead.
The Problem With Indian Real Estate Research
Every portal shows you what builders pay to show you. MagicBricks, 99acres, Housing.com — they survive on builder advertising. The “featured” projects at the top aren't the best ones. They're the ones that paid the most.
Even research firms that publish reports often have consulting relationships with the developers they're rating. Liases Foras publishes market reports AND consults builders on project design. TEAL India sells data to banks AND to developers. The conflict is baked in.
What We Do Differently
Brickplot publishes a verdict — Buy Now, Wait, or Avoid — on every project we cover.
Not a rating that goes from 3 stars to 5 stars where 3 stars means “pretty good.” A real verdict. “Avoid” means: don't buy this.
We're the only Indian real estate site that gives Avoid verdicts on projects where the builder is still actively advertising.
The 11-Axis Rubric
Our score is computed across 11 axes. Some have hard caps — non-negotiable score ceilings triggered by legal or safety red flags regardless of how strong the other axes look.
Some axes have hard caps. A project without RERA registration cannot score above 4.9 — regardless of how great the location is. A project with an NCLT/insolvency filing caps at 3.9. These are non-negotiable.
Who Writes This?
Our editorial team scores each project based on publicly available data: RERA portals, construction progress photos, MahaRERA/K-RERA filings, court records, satellite imagery, and on-ground visits where possible.
We don't interview builders for scores. We read their RERA filings.
Can a Score Change?
Yes. If new information emerges — a project gets its OC, or new NCLT proceedings are filed — we update the score. Every update is logged with a reason.
Scores are never changed in response to builder requests alone. Evidence must come from a public record.