Bengaluru’s Residential Rental Slowdown: A Market in Transition
Bengaluru’s Residential Rental Slowdown: A Market in Transition After closely observing Bengaluru’s residential rental landscape and speaking with multiple tenants and property seekers, it’s clear that the once red-hot rental market is now showing visible signs of a slowdown. Prominent localities such as Cooke Town, Richmond Town, Koramangala, and HSR Layout , which were once buzzing with near-zero vacancy rates are now witnessing a growing number of empty homes. This shift is partly due to the steady inflow of new residential inventory across emerging areas like Whitefield, and Rajajinagar, where improved metro connectivity and competitive pricing are drawing tenants away from older prime neighbourhoods. With reputed developers such as Prestige Group, Brigade Group, Embassy Group, Salarpuria, and many others delivering large-scale projects, the supply of homes for rent is now far more abundant than what the city experienced in the post-Covid surge between 2021 and early 2025. This...