India, Oct. 19 -- A 27-year-old tech professional in Bengaluru recently took to Reddit to share his struggles with the city's real estate market. Despite earning Rs.1.9 lakh a month and saving nearly Rs.1.5 lakh after expenses, he said buying a home in Bengaluru seems impossible.'

With 3BHK apartments now priced between Rs.1.8 crore and Rs.2.2 crore, he calculated that even saving diligently for a decade would barely get him close to his goal.

"Will I spend my whole life just paying EMIs and the whole representation of my life will be just a flat?" he asked, voicing what many urban millennials in the city are beginning to feel.

"At this stage, you should focus on investing and building savings instead of rushing to buy a home," one Red...