Reading a Project's RERA Quarterly Progress Reports Before You Buy
A buyer's guide to RERA quarterly progress reports in Bengaluru: what a QPR shows, where to find it on the portal, and how to use it to judge whether a project is on track.
Before booking an under construction flat off Hennur Road, a careful buyer did something the glossy site visit had not invited: he pulled the project's quarterly progress reports on the state RERA portal. The last one was nine months old, and the two before it showed the top floors stuck at the same completion figure quarter after quarter. The model flat was immaculate, the sales lounge had free coffee, and the paperwork looked fine. The progress reports told a quieter, more honest story, and he chose a different project.
The short answer. A quarterly progress report, or QPR, is an update every promoter of a registered project must file with RERA each quarter, showing how far construction has actually progressed, with photographs and completion percentages. For a buyer, reading a project's QPRs is one of the most honest checks available, because it comes from the regulator's record rather than the sales pitch. The trade-off to appreciate is that a QPR is a snapshot, not a guarantee: a good run of reports is reassuring, while missing or stalled filings are a warning to slow down, but either way you read them alongside the title, the approvals and the agreement.
What is a RERA quarterly progress report?
A quarterly progress report is a periodic disclosure that the promoter of a registered project is required to file with the regulator every quarter. Each report covers one quarter of the year and records the progress of construction, so that buyers and the authority can see how the project is actually moving rather than relying on marketing. It is one of the core transparency tools that the Real Estate Regulation Act introduced.
In Karnataka, promoters must file these updates soon after each quarter ends, and the authority has warned of penalties for delayed or missing reports. That matters to you as a buyer, because it means a promoter who is complying should have a steady, recent series of QPRs on the portal, and the absence of that series is itself information.
The reports are keyed to the four quarters of the financial year, so a compliant project builds up a running record over its construction life. For a buyer, that record is valuable, because it lets you look backwards at how the project has actually behaved rather than forwards at how the sales team promises it will. Past behaviour, quarter by quarter, is a far better predictor than any assurance given across a desk.
What does a QPR actually tell a buyer?
A QPR tells you how far the building has come, in concrete terms. It typically records building wise and floor wise completion percentages, includes current photographs of the construction, including individual floors, common areas and internal infrastructure, and reflects the status of approvals and bookings. Read across several quarters, it shows not just where the project is today but how fast it is actually moving.
That pace is the real prize. A single QPR is a snapshot, but a sequence of them is a trend, and a trend is what lets you judge whether the promised handover date is realistic. Combined with the protections in the sale agreement, which our guide on the RERA checks for agents and projects touches on, the QPR turns a leap of faith into a more measured decision.
The photographs deserve particular attention. A stage managed site visit shows you the show flat and a tidy corner of the site, but the QPR photographs are meant to capture the actual floors, the common areas and the internal works as they stood on the reporting date. Comparing those images across quarters can reveal whether real work is happening or whether much the same view is simply being recycled with a new date on it.
Where do you find the QPRs for a project?
You find them on the state RERA portal at rera.karnataka.gov.in, which is the official source. Search for the project by its RERA registration number or its name under registered projects, then open the quarterly updates or QPR section to see the filed reports. Because the promoter files these with the regulator, they carry more weight than a progress claim made across a sales desk.
Do this before you pay any booking amount, not after. Reading the QPRs early tells you what you are actually buying into, and it costs nothing but a few minutes at the portal. If the project or its reports are hard to find, or the registration number the seller gives you does not match, treat that mismatch as a question to resolve before money moves.
It helps to save what you see. Take a dated screenshot or note the completion figures from each report you read, so you have your own record of what the portal showed on the day you checked. If a dispute over delay arises later, that contemporaneous note of the disclosed progress can be useful evidence of what you were shown and when.
| What a QPR shows | Why it matters to you |
| Building and floor wise completion percentage | How far the actual construction has reached |
| Current construction photographs | A visual check beyond a stage managed site visit |
| Status of approvals and bookings | Whether the project is progressing on paper too |
| Regularity of filing | Whether the promoter is complying and active |
What does it mean if a project stops filing QPRs?
A project that has gone quiet on its QPRs is waving a flag you should not ignore. Since promoters are required to file every quarter, a long gap, an outdated last report, or missing filings can indicate a project that is stalled, short of funds, or otherwise in difficulty. It is not proof of a problem on its own, but it is exactly the kind of signal that rewards a closer look.
The compliance angle reinforces this. Because the authority penalises non-submission, a promoter who still fails to file is either disorganised or has something they would rather not show, and neither is comforting when you are about to commit a large sum. When the reports dry up, slow down, ask the promoter directly, and verify what they tell you against the portal rather than taking it on trust.
How do QPRs help you judge a delay?
QPRs are the best early read you have on whether a project will be delivered on time. By comparing the completion percentages across successive quarters against the committed handover date, you can estimate whether the current pace is enough to finish as promised. If the top floors have barely moved over three or four quarters, a timely handover is unlikely however confident the sales team sounds.
Do the arithmetic simply. If a tower is, say, sixty percent complete with a year to the committed date, ask whether the pace shown over the last few quarters can plausibly close the remaining forty percent in time. When the quarter on quarter gains are small, the honest answer is often no, and that tells you to plan for a later handover, or to look elsewhere, before you commit your money.
Knowing this early changes your options. If the QPRs point to a probable delay, you can renegotiate, reconsider, or at least go in with clear eyes about the timeline. And if a delay does eventually occur, the remedy is set out in our guide on RERA and delayed possession, but it is far better to anticipate the risk from the reports than to invoke a remedy after the fact.
How do you use QPRs in your buying decision?
Treat the QPRs as one strong input in a wider check, not the whole decision. Read the last several reports for the pace and the photographs, confirm the project's registration is valid, and pair all of it with your title and approval checks and a careful reading of the agreement. A project with steady QPRs, valid registration and clean documents is a very different proposition from one that looks good only in the brochure.
For an under construction home in a project such as Living Walls True North on Hennur Main Road, the QPRs let you sanity check the promised timeline against the recorded progress. Work through the checklist below to fold the reports into your decision.
- Note the project's RERA registration number from the seller or the portal.
- Open the state RERA portal and find the project under registered projects.
- Read the last several quarterly progress reports, not just the latest one.
- Compare completion percentages across quarters against the handover date.
- Look at the construction photographs, not only the numbers.
- Treat missing or long outdated reports as a reason to dig deeper.
- Combine the QPR read with your title, approval and agreement checks.
Frequently asked questions
What is a RERA quarterly progress report?
A quarterly progress report, or QPR, is an update a promoter must file with RERA every quarter for a registered project. It records how far construction has progressed, building and floor wise, along with current photographs and the status of approvals and bookings. It is meant to keep buyers informed with verified, regular disclosures.
Where can I see a project's QPRs?
On the state RERA portal. Search for the project by its RERA registration number or name under registered projects, then open the quarterly updates or QPR section to see the filed reports. Because the promoter files these with the regulator, they are a more reliable picture of progress than a site visit stage managed by the sales team.
What does it mean if a project stops filing QPRs?
It is a warning sign worth taking seriously. Promoters must file QPRs each quarter, and a project that has gone quiet, with missing or outdated reports, may be stalled or in trouble. Karnataka has warned of penalties for non-submission, so a gap in filings is a strong signal to dig deeper before you buy.
Can QPRs tell me if a project will be delayed?
They can give you strong clues. By comparing the completion percentages across successive quarters against the promised timeline, you can see whether the pace of work is enough to meet the committed date. Slow or flat progress over several quarters points to a likely delay, which is far better to know before you book than after.
Last updated 2026-09-01. PropNewz Team.
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