Bengaluru professionals are increasingly buying farmland parcels and weekend homes as alternatives to expensive apartments. Demand has risen in Doddaballapur, Nelamangala, Devanahalli and Hoskote in Bengaluru Rural, and Channapatna, Kanakapura and Magadi in Ramanagara district; improved connectivity and infrastructure have pushed up land prices without reducing demand. The shift towards open spaces and greenery has been reinforced by the pandemic and work-from-home culture.

Bengaluru is expected to benefit from India’s office leasing boom in FY2027, driven by global capability centres, flex-space operators and domestic companies. Across India’s six largest office markets, occupancy is projected at 88.5–89% by March 2027 despite 58–60 million sq ft of new supply, with vacancy at 11–11.5%. Mall occupancy is forecast at 88–88.5%, with rental income and net operating income growth of 9.5–10% in FY2027.

Bengaluru housing sales rose 12% year on year to approximately 16,670 units in July–September 2026. The Karnataka government has notified a road grid for Bengaluru Urban areas outside Greater Bengaluru Authority limits, intended to support expansion with roads, drainage and drinking water.

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) cancelled three civil-work tender packages invited in January for Phase 3’s Orange Line. It scrapped the tenders after scaling back the planned end-to-end double-decker flyover and changing the project and flyover designs. BMRCL will re-estimate the project cost and issue new tenders soon; construction may be delayed until the new tender process is complete.

The project, approved by the Central government in August 2024, has a total estimated cost of ₹15,611 crore. Its two corridors total 44.65 km and have 31 stations:

• JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura via Outer Ring Road West: 32 km, 21 stations.
• Hosahalli to Kadabagere via Magadi Road: 12.5 km, 10 stations.

BWSSB will shut the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Phase 1 pumping station from 6 am to 12 noon on Tuesday, September 22, for emergency repairs to the Isolation Sluice Valve Bypass and Expansion Bellow of Pump No. 4. Supply is expected to resume after operations restart; restoration timing may vary. Residents were asked to store water and cooperate with officials.

Affected areas include Magadi Road; Kadirenahalli, Minaj Nagar, Gangadhar Nagar, Pragatipura, Padmanabhanagar, RK Layout, Chikkallasandra, Hanumagiri Nagar, Muneshwara Nagar, Bindrenagar, Kumaraswamy Layout 1st and 2nd Stage, Chandranagar, Maruti Layout, Vittal Nagar, ISRO Layout, Teachers Colony, Yechhenahalli, Kanakapura Main Road, Ilyas Nagar, Poornaprajna Layout, Uttarahalli Village, KSRTC Layout, Ankappa Layout, Gummaiah Layout, Banashankari 5th Stage, AGS Layout, Sarvabhouma Nagar, Subramanyapura, BHCS Layout, Canara Bank Colony and Kakathiya Nagar; Suduguntapalya, Maruti Nagar, Bhavani Layout, Venkateshwara Layout, Brindavan Layout, Madiwala, Chinnamma Layout, Srinagar, BSK 1st Stage, Ashoknagar Pipeline Road, Jayanagar 4th and T Block, Tilak Nagar, Madhavan Park, Hombegowdanagar, Lakkasandra, Adugodi; Koramangala Blocks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Chikka Adugodi, St Johns Hospital, Rajendranagar, Johnson Market, CLR, Shantinagar, Langford Town, MG Road, Richmond Town, Ashoknagar, Neelasandra, Austin Town, Vivek Nagar, Ejipura, Domlur Layout, Domlur Village, Kodihalli, Ulsoor, Jogupalya, Cambridge Layout and Chamarajpet.

The Union Cabinet approved Phase 3 in August 2024 at an estimated cost of ₹15,611 crore. It comprises two elevated corridors: JP Nagar 4th Phase–Kempapura (32.15 km) along Outer Ring Road West, and Hosahalli–Kadabagere (12.50 km) along Magadi Road. The expansion will take Bengaluru’s active metro network to 220.20 km.

BMRCL expects construction to start in June 2026 and operations in May 2031. Around 1,100 trees are approved for relocation on the JP Nagar–Mysuru Road stretch; planning reduced the overall tree count from over 11,000 to about 6,700.

The project includes 10 multimodal hubs, bus bays, station parking, footbridge links to Lottegollahalli and Hebbal railway stations, and cycle-sharing. Projected daily ridership is 4.63 lakh on Corridor 1 and 1.75 lakh on Corridor 2.

BMRCL is reconsidering a proposed 37 km double-decker flyover, potentially scaling it down to 11 km at congestion points including Hebbal, BEL Circle, Goraguntepalya, Sumanahalli, Nagarbhavi, Nayandahalli, Kamakya Junction and Sarakki Junction.

Indicative property prices: Nagarbhavi–Sumanahalli, about ₹7,000/sq ft; Magadi Road–Kadabagere, ₹9,900–₹16,550/sq ft; Peenya–BEL–Hebbal, ₹8,000–₹18,400/sq ft; JP Nagar and southern Bengaluru apartments, ₹8,550–₹16,300/sq ft.

Bengaluru Traffic Police proposed 25 flyovers and underpasses to ease congestion as vehicle numbers approach 1.5 crore. They identified 246 severely pressured junctions and asked the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) for 2,340 traffic signs, thermoplastic lane markings at 707 locations, removal of unscientific speed breakers, fixes at 137 waterlogging spots, relocation of 103 bus stops, 63 bus bays, over 100 skywalks and multi-level parking at 66 locations.

Adaptive traffic signals operate at 169 junctions; approval covers 110 more, with five years’ maintenance, for ₹56.45 crore. Tendering is under way. The state approved 11 elevated corridors spanning 75.60 km at ₹13,262.70 crore.

Proposed locations: Pottery Road and Lingarajapuram railway underpasses; Nagawara Junction and Pottery Junction–Nagawara Junction; Jayanthinagar near Banaswadi; Bhattarahalli near KR Puram; Kundalahalli Road’s HSR U-turn; KR Puram railway station; Phoenix Mall and Big Bazaar junctions in Mahadevapura; Binny Mill railway gate on Magadi Road; SM Circle at Jalahalli Cross; Chokkasandra, T Dasarahalli; Hesaraghatta Cross (Eighth Mile); CMTI Junction, Tumakuru Road; Hebbal Junction, Outer Ring Road; NES Junction, Yelahanka; Sadahalli Gate near Chikkajala; K2 bus stop–Hebbal Junction, Sanjaynagar; Bharatiya City Junction, Hennur; Sarakki, JD Mara and Iblur junctions. High-density corridors include Bellary, Old Madras, Old Airport, Sarjapur, Bannerghatta, Kanakapura, Mysuru, Magadi, Tumakuru, West of Chord and Outer Ring roads.