Residential property prices in Bengaluru could rise by up to 40% over the next two years, with metro expansion expected to drive demand, according to Colliers India.

Yellow Line (RV Road to Bommasandra): Operational since 2025, improved access to South Bengaluru employment hubs including Electronic City, Hosur Road and Bommasandra. Electronic City property values rose nearly 45% between 2023 and 2025. BTM Layout and Jayanagar recorded steady gains. Shorter commute times to job centres increasing interest from end-users and investors.

Pink Line (Kalena Agrahara to Nagawara): Expected to become operational in phases between 2026 and 2027. Bannerghatta Road and JP Nagar witnessing demand pickup. Prices in these areas increased by up to 35% and 25% respectively over past two years, with further growth of 20-40% projected. Developers stepping up project launches along this route.

Metro connectivity shifting demand towards areas along metro lines. Multiple metro lines at different stages of development, including upcoming Blue Line connecting Outer Ring Road stretches to airport.

The Peripheral Ring Road Farmers and Site Owners' Association has opposed the state government's move to acquire 2,560 acres for the PRR-1 project connecting Tumkur Road to Hosur Road. The association contends the process initiated by the BDA for compensation is anti-farmer and violates statutory procedures.

Key concerns raised:

• No detailed project report (DPR) prepared before land acquisition
• Less than 80% of land acquisition completed before tenders invited
• Compensation based on BDA's 2016 guideline values rather than the 2013 Act market-linked valuation
• Missing social impact assessment, public hearings, and rehabilitation provisions
• Tenders invited without DPR and without 80% land acquisition completed

The association argues the PRR scheme, announced in 2007, has lapsed under Section 27 of the BDA Act as it has not been executed within five years and has seen no progress for nearly 20 years. A lapsed scheme cannot be revived or used for land acquisition. The association demands the BDA follow the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act), and that landowners be immediately issued NOCs.

Separately, Bengaluru East City Corporation officials were instructed to take possession of properties for a 24-metre ORR-PRR road widening project via Mahadevapura, Doddanekkundi, Pattandur Agrahara and Nagonahalli.

The Bengaluru High Court recently dismissed six petitions filed by landowners challenging the acquisition of lands for the formation of peripheral ring road (Part II), between Hosur Road and Mysuru Road.