India, June 19 -- A Bengaluru man has sparked a discussion online after sharing his concerns about buying his first home amid recent layoffs in the job market.

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Taking to Reddit, the man said he had been thinking of purchasing a house, but the uncertainty around employment had made him reconsider the decision. He said he was now thinking of continuing to live on rent in Bengaluru and instead buying a property in his hometown, where real estate is much cheaper.

"I was thinking of buying my first home but with the recent layoffs I'm really worried, thinking of continuing on rental and buying a property in hometown which is way...