Rental yield and holding-cost notes for Bengaluru homes.
These notes are part of the full set of guides.
The collection beside this one is Legal, khata & title.
Another grouping is Metro & infrastructure.
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Is it a good time to buy property in Bengaluru in 2026? If you'll live in it, it's a reasonable time, not a rush. Sales are rising slowly, unsold stock is up 35% in a year, prices grew 8% to 11%, and the RBI raised rates on 7 Oct 2026. Your own finances matter more than the market.
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Official Bengaluru house price trends point up. The RBI's registration-based index for Bengaluru was 127.08 in Apr–Jun 2026 (2022-23 = 100), against 117.49 for all of India. NHB RESIDEX, built from bank valuations, showed Bengaluru up 21.5% in a year, the fastest of seven big markets. Consultants put new-launch prices up 8–11%.
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Rental yield in Bengaluru is about 3.5% to 4.3% gross in the five areas where one consultant publishes both rent and price. ANAROCK's Q1 2026 figures give Electronic City 4.25%, Whitefield 4.21%, Sarjapur Road and Thanisandra Main Road 4.16%, and Mysore Road 3.51%. After costs and an empty month, Whitefield nets about 3.1%.
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Whether to buy a home now or wait in Bengaluru depends more on you than the market. In October 2026 the RBI raised repo to 5.50% and signalled no near-term cuts, prices rose 9% in a year, and unsold stock is growing. If you're financially ready and staying five years or more, waiting for a dip is a gamble.
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In the cheap vs expensive homes question, neither is safe by default. In Bengaluru, homes under ₹50 lakh had 21.4 quarters of unsold stock in H1 2026, so resale can be slow. The ₹2 to 5 crore band saw unsold stock rise 153% as launches surged. A home turns bad when you can't sell it or can't carry it.
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