Home Buyers · Project Checks🔎 Updated 10 Nov 2026 · ⏱ 11 min read
How to Read a RERA Project Page 10 Things to Check Before You Buy
Finding a project on the RERA website is step one. The page behind the registration number tells you far more: the real completion date, approvals, construction progress, sales, court cases and the builder's record. Here is how to read it.
Quick Answer
On the project's RERA page, check registration validity, the declared completion date and any extensions, approvals, quarterly progress reports, units booked, the project bank account, encumbrances and court cases, the builder's past projects and complaints. Section 11 of the RERA Act makes the builder update most of this every quarter, so gaps are themselves a warning.
Every state has its own RERA portal. Search by registration number, project name or promoter name. If you don't have the number yet, ask the builder or agent for it, or read how to check a builder's RERA registration, which covers the search step and exempt projects. Our list of official RERA websites has the right portal for each state. Portals look different, but the information behind them comes from the same sections of the Act.
The 10 Things to Check
1
Registration status and validity
Is the registration active, lapsed, revoked or under extension? The validity end date is the date the builder declared for completing the project.
Warning sign: Lapsed with no extension order, or revoked under Section 7.
2
Promoter and land owner
Who is the registered promoter, and is there a separate land owner or development agreement? The promoter carries the RERA duties.
Warning sign: The company asking for your money is not the registered promoter.
3
Completion date and extensions
The proposed completion date given in the builder's declaration under Section 4(2)(l)(C), and any extension. Section 6 allows an extension for force majeure and, in reasonable circumstances where the builder is not at fault, for up to one year in total, for reasons the Authority records.
Warning sign: Several extensions, or a completion date already passed with the project far from done.
4
Approvals and sanctioned plans
Building plan, layout, environment clearance where needed, fire NOC. Section 11(1)(d) makes the builder upload a quarterly list of approvals taken and pending.
Warning sign: Key approvals listed as "pending" years after launch.
5
Quarterly progress reports
Section 11(1)(e) requires the builder to update the construction status every quarter. Maharashtra uses architect, engineer and CA certificates (Forms 1, 2 and 3) for this.
Warning sign: Missing quarters, or the same progress copied quarter after quarter.
6
Units booked
Section 11(1)(b) and (c): quarterly lists of apartments, plots and garages booked. A healthy sale pace helps the project fund itself.
Warning sign: Very few units booked long after launch, or numbers that never change.
7
Project bank account
The separate account into which 70% of buyer money must go under Section 4(2)(l)(D), used only for that project's land and construction cost. Withdrawals need engineer, architect and CA certificates.
Warning sign: No account shown, or a mismatch between the account on the page and the one in your demand letter.
8
Encumbrances and court cases
The builder must declare encumbrances on the land (Section 4(2)(l)(B)) and pending cases. Look for a lender's mortgage, land disputes and stay orders.
Warning sign: A loan on the land with no lender NOC, or a pending title dispute.
9
Builder's track record
Section 4(2)(b) asks for details of projects the builder launched in the past five years: status, delays, pending cases.
Warning sign: Past projects delayed by years, or many pending cases.
10
Complaints and orders
Most state portals list complaints and orders against the project or the promoter.
Warning sign: Many complaints for delay or refunds, or unpaid recovery orders.
Reading the Progress Reports Properly
Quarterly progress reports are the most useful and the most skipped part of the page. Three habits make them useful:
Compare quarters, not one report. Put the last three side by side. Real progress moves: slabs, brickwork, plaster, services, finishing. Match it to your demand letter. In a construction-linked plan, each demand should match a stage the report shows as done. Check it on site. Count floors and slabs. A report that runs ahead of the site is a serious warning. Look at common areas too. Roads, water, sewage treatment, lifts and fire systems often lag behind the towers and delay the occupancy certificate.
The Completion Date Trap
There are two dates, and buyers mix them up. The RERA completion date is what the builder declared to the Authority when registering, and it can be extended under Section 6. The possession date in your agreement for sale is the promise made to you. Your claim for delay interest or a refund under Section 18 runs from the date in your agreement. A RERA extension helps the builder keep its registration; it does not quietly rewrite your agreement. See possession delay compensation for what you can claim.
Worked Example: Two Projects, Same Price
On the RERA page
Project A
Project B
Registration
Active
Active, 2nd extension
Completion date
Dec 2027
Mar 2025 → Mar 2027
Progress reports
All quarters filed
Last 3 quarters missing
Units booked
310 of 420
90 of 400
Approvals pending
None
Fire NOC, EC
Court cases
None declared
Land dispute pending
Complaints
2
27 (delay, refund)
An illustration, not real projects. The brochures for A and B could look identical; the RERA pages don't.
What the RERA Page Can't Tell You
The page shows what the builder declared and uploaded. It does not certify that the land title is clean, that the construction quality is good, or that the builder has the money to finish. For those, add a lawyer's title check, a site visit, conversations with residents of the builder's past projects, and a careful read of the agreement for sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check project details on the RERA website?
Open your state RERA portal, choose the project search, and search by project name, promoter name or registration number. The project page shows the registration certificate and validity, the promoter, the declared completion date, approvals, quarterly progress, units booked, the bank account details and, on many portals, complaints. Start from our list of official RERA websites if you are not sure which portal to use.
How do I check the construction status of a project on RERA?
Open the quarterly progress report (QPR) section of the project page. Under Section 11(1)(e) the builder must update the status of the project every quarter. Compare the last two or three reports and then visit the site: if the report says eight slabs are done and you count three, the record is wrong.
What does "extension" mean on a RERA project page?
The builder has asked the Authority for more time beyond the completion date it declared at registration. Section 6 of the RERA Act allows an extension for force majeure and, in reasonable circumstances where the builder is not at fault, for up to one year in total, for reasons recorded in writing. An extension does not cancel your rights under your agreement for sale; your possession date in the agreement still matters for delay interest.
Can I see how many flats are sold on the RERA website?
Yes, on most state portals. Section 11(1)(b) and (c) of the RERA Act requires the builder to upload a quarterly list of the number and types of apartments or plots booked and of garages booked.
How do I check a builder's past projects on RERA?
Look at the promoter details on the project page. Section 4(2)(b) requires the builder to disclose projects launched in the past five years with their status, delays and pending cases. You can also search the portal by promoter name to see all its registered projects and any complaints against them.
What if the information on the RERA page is wrong or out of date?
A builder that fails to update its project page breaches Section 11, and one that gives false information can face penalties under the Act. Raise it with the builder in writing first, and if it is not corrected, inform or complain to the RERA Authority. Do not pay further instalments based on information you cannot verify.
Official Sources
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016, Sections 4(2)(b), 4(2)(l)(B), 4(2)(l)(C), 4(2)(l)(D), 6, 7, 11(1)(a)–(e) and 18.
MahaRERA project-progress and withdrawal certificates (architect Form 1, engineer Form 2, chartered accountant Form 3).
State RERA portals: see official RERA websites of all states.
Change Log
Nov 10, 2026: Page published.
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