How We Score Projects and Clusters
Every project and cluster on this platform is evaluated using a structured, data-driven framework built around four pillars: Builder, Location, Asset, and Financial. Our scores are not opinions — they are composite indexes derived from verifiable inputs, updated each time meaningful new data becomes available. The goal is to give buyers and investors a clear, comparable signal in a market that is often opaque.
The Four Pillars
Builder Pillar
Trust Score (0–100)
The Trust Score measures a developer's reliability, compliance record, and buyer outcomes across their entire portfolio.
- ◆Completion track record (projects delivered on time)
- ◆RERA compliance history and active registrations
- ◆Customer litigation and dispute resolution rate
- ◆Pre-launch to possession gap (months, averaged)
- ◆Financial health indicators (debt-to-equity proxy)
- ◆Subcontractor stability and repeat vendor relationships
- ◆Unit price appreciation vs. comparable launches
- ◆Warranty and after-handover support quality
- ◆Buyer satisfaction from verified post-handover reviews
- ◆ESG disclosures and certifications where available
Location Pillar
Location Score (0–100)
The Location Score captures physical connectivity, amenity access, and quality of surroundings for a given project site.
- ◆Metro and bus rapid transit within 3 km
- ◆Freeway/highway ramp within 5 km
- ◆IT corridor employment density within 20 km
- ◆Airport connectivity (drive time under 45 min)
- ◆Grade-A hospital within 5 km
- ◆International school within 10 km
- ◆Retail and lifestyle anchors (mall, high street) within 5 km
- ◆Green cover and lake frontage within 1 km
- ◆Elevation and flood-plain risk assessment
- ◆Upcoming infrastructure approved in master plan
Demand Index (0–100)
The Demand Index reflects the current and near-term buyer appetite in the micro-market surrounding each cluster, synthesising both transactional and sentiment signals.
- ◆Month-over-month new launches in the micro-market
- ◆Sales velocity (units sold per month, 6-month trailing)
- ◆Unsold inventory levels (months of supply)
- ◆NRI and investor-to-end-user booking ratio
- ◆Google Trends signal for cluster name
- ◆Site-visit request volume (normalised)
- ◆Social sentiment (Reddit, housing forums)
- ◆Comparable rental demand in nearby markets
Liveability Index (0–100)
The Liveability Index measures the day-to-day quality of life for residents, drawing on environmental, civic, and infrastructure data.
- ◆Air quality index (annual average PM2.5)
- ◆Water supply reliability (BWSSB coverage)
- ◆Power reliability (BESCOM hours of outage/month)
- ◆Footpath and cycling infrastructure
- ◆Parks and open space per 1,000 residents
- ◆Noise pollution (proximity to flyovers, industrial)
- ◆Crime rate (police ward data)
- ◆Mixed-use density score
Liquidity Index (0–100)
The Liquidity Index estimates how easily a buyer can exit their position through resale, using secondary-market transaction data and broker activity signals.
- ◆Resale transaction velocity (registrations per quarter)
- ◆Days-on-market for similar listings
- ◆Bid-ask spread on secondary listings
- ◆Institutional and REIT interest signals
- ◆Number of active brokers and portal listings
- ◆Historical price stability (coefficient of variation)
Asset Pillar
Investor Score (0–100)
The Investor Score combines yield, appreciation, and exit potential into a single return-quality metric for each project.
- ◆Expected rental yield (gross, annualised)
- ◆5-year capital appreciation forecast
- ◆Break-even horizon analysis
- ◆Comparable resale appreciation (last 5 years)
- ◆Rental vacancy rate in the micro-market
- ◆Pre-launch vs. ready-to-move price premium
- ◆REIT eligibility criteria (minimum ticket size)
- ◆Exit liquidity score (uses Liquidity Index above)
- ◆Developer financing offers and payment plan flexibility
- ◆Tax efficiency (under-construction vs. ready)
Financial Pillar
The Financial Pillar does not produce a single score. Instead, it surfaces the key cost-transparency and legal-safety signals that every buyer should verify before committing. Projects with clean financials are flagged accordingly.
- ◆Developer RERA-filed construction cost vs. market rate
- ◆Stamp duty and registration cost transparency
- ◆Payment plan structure (milestone vs. construction-linked)
- ◆Maintenance deposit and corpus fund norms
- ◆Home loan eligibility: approved lenders on record
- ◆Flexi-payment and subvention scheme details
- ◆Force majeure and penalty clauses in sale agreement
- ◆Escrow compliance under RERA
What We Exclude and Why
We do not score speculation-only projects, bare plots, commercial-only developments, or any builder against whom an active RERA enforcement order is pending. These categories either lack the multi-factor data required to produce a meaningful composite or carry legal uncertainty that no score can capture. They may be listed for reference but will not appear in curated rankings.
Refresh Cadence
Scores are recalculated each time a significant event occurs — a new RERA filing, a new market data batch, or a builder milestone update. Most clusters see at least one refresh per quarter. When a score changes materially, a revision note is logged against the affected entity so buyers can track how our assessment has evolved over time.