Case Study: Commercial Property Data Scraping from MagicBricks
The Challenge
Our client, a property analytics and investment company, needed access to commercial property data from MagicBricks – including property type, price, area, location, amenities, and broker information. Manual collection from thousands of listings was slow and inconsistent, limiting timely market insights.
Hurdles We Faced
- Dynamic Page Loading: MagicBricks listings load dynamically, making direct HTML scraping unreliable.
- Anti-Bot Measures: Frequent IP restrictions and bot detection during continuous scraping.
- Diverse Property Categories: Office spaces, retail shops, and industrial units required adaptable data extraction.
- Real-Time Updates: Prices and availability changed regularly, demanding frequent data refresh cycles.
Our Step-by-Step Approach
Requirement Analysis:
Defined key data points – property type, location, size, price, listing type (rent/sale), and agent details.
Proxy-Based Scraping Setup:
Used rotating proxies and user-agent switching to scrape at scale without getting blocked.
Custom Scraper Development:
Built Python-based scrapers using Selenium to handle dynamic content, pagination, and multiple commercial property types.
Data Cleaning & Standardization:
Transformed raw data into a clean, uniform structure for easy filtering, sorting, and comparison.
Automation & Scheduling:
Configured automated scraping and database updates to maintain a live property dataset refreshed daily.
Results & Impact
- Successfully aggregated thousands of commercial property listings from MagicBricks.
- Provided the client with an up-to-date, structured dataset for analytics and market evaluation.
- Reduced manual data collection effort and improved business decision-making speed.
Our Services & Expertise
At Ascendance Solutions, we specialize in:
- Real Estate Data Scraping & Aggregation
- Proxy & Anti-Bot Management for Dynamic Websites
- Automated Data Cleaning & Database Integration
📧 Connect with us at connect@ascendancesolutions.com to automate your commercial property data extraction and gain real-time market insights.
