A tech worker from Bengaluru posted on Reddit about his frustration. He got turned down by several builders while hunting for a 3BHK flat in the city.
He wrote: I’ve contacted many small builders. I skipped big ones like Prestige, Sobha, and Embassy. But they all back off once I share my budget.
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The man explained his ₹2.5 crore budget covers registration and basic interiors. Yet most builders said that’s enough only for homes from low-tier developers.
Some quit showing him properties at all. It stings when they offer flats to others but claim I’m out of range, he noted. The real blow came when he saw that sum buys nicer homes overseas.
With this money, you’d snag better houses in the US, in top neighborhoods, the poster said. He pointed out how Bengaluru home prices surged after the pandemic. Even high-earning tech folks now struggle to own a place.
Only people with startup shares, family land sales, big wedding gifts, or two incomes can afford it, he added. His anger mirrors feelings among the city’s middle and upper-middle class workers. They earn steady pay but home buying feels out of reach.
Even spots outside BBMP limits top ₹2.5 crore, he said. He sees no value in a ₹3 crore house in a rural council zone. Hard work in tech no longer rewards us.
The post closes with deep doubt. We pay huge taxes, get poor services, no good homes, and shaky jobs. Lately, I’ve felt trapped in India.