What AI engines say about property development: the published findings

The AI Authority Index: Property development

What AI engines say about property development: the published findings

What the edition found, in headlines read from the published edition and free to quote. The full edition, with every company's place, opens once a reader enters their details.

The edition in figures

  • 830 AI answers read for the edition
  • 166 buyer questions asked
  • 980 brands the engines named
  • 0 developers named in fewer than 30 of those answers each

Source: AI Authority Index: Property Development, edition 1, published 3 November 2026.

What the edition found

Same visibility, opposite verdict: only Reputation splits companies named as often

Rising Star and Bad Press sit in the same column, named at the edge: Presence 16 to 29 against 24. What separates them is Reputation, 80 to 94 against 0, either side of the line at 50. In Bad Press, Bathla Group was cautioned against more often than recommended in the answers that named it.

11 developers the engines recommend but rarely name

11 of the 17 companies on the Leaderboard are Cult Favourites: named in under 15 percent of answers, and recommended for their benefits in the answers that reach them. Listed by composite, they include Meriton (48), Goodman (47), and Coronation Property (46).

Further findings

Most of the Leaderboard needs to be found

Across the Leaderboard, the most room in the composite is Reputation for one; Influence for two; Presence for 14. The most room is the factor whose weight, times the points it sits short of a full score, is largest: the most composite still to gain.

Who could move by the next edition

On the Leaderboard, these companies' ranges reach a line, so the sample cannot place them firmly on their side of it. Presence, against the line at 30: Lendlease (26 to 32) and Stockland (24 to 30). Presence, against the line at 15: Billbergia (13 to 18).

Edition 1 read 830 answers from five AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity) to 166 buyer questions. The engines named 17 companies. The 17 named most are on the Leaderboard, each scored on all five factors.

How to cite these findings

Third Hemisphere, AI Authority Index: Property Development, edition 1, published 3 November 2026. https://thirdhemisphere.agency/ai-authority-index/property-development/findings

Read the full edition: The AI Authority Index: Property Development. What each cell means is in the glossary, and how it was measured in the CRISP methodology.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the AI Authority Index find about property development?

Same visibility, opposite verdict: only Reputation splits companies named as often. 11 developers the engines recommend but rarely name. Edition 1 read 830 answers from five AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity) to 166 buyer questions. The engines named 17 companies. The 17 named most are on the Leaderboard, each scored on all five factors.

Which property development companies do AI engines recommend?

The full edition places every company the engines named on the Star Chart, with every company on its Leaderboard scored on all five factors and every company Under the Radar listed with how often it was named. It is free, and opens once a reader enters their details on the edition's page.

How was the property development edition measured?

Each edition asks a market's own buyer questions of ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity, reads every answer, and places each company the engines name on the Star Chart. Each company is scored on Consensus, Reputation, Influence, Source, and Presence.

Can a company pay to be included or placed?

No. A market publishes the companies its answers rank highest. No company can pay to be included or to be placed, and Third Hemisphere's clients are measured on the same instrument as everyone else.

Can I quote these findings?

Yes. They are published and free to quote, with the source: Third Hemisphere, AI Authority Index: Property Development, edition 1, published 3 November 2026. https://thirdhemisphere.agency/ai-authority-index/property-development/findings

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About the author

Jeremy Liddle is the Executive Chair of Third Hemisphere and the author of the AI Authority Index. He designed CRISP, the proprietary technology and methodology behind the Index, and leads its development. About Jeremy Liddle

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