India, Nov. 20 -- A Bengaluru professional recently shared his ordeal of trying to find a rented home in the city, where rising real estate prices have pushed up rents.

Sahil Khan, a product designer at a startup, took to X on Wednesday with a brief post that triggered a flurry of comments.

"Landlords are asking for 1L rent in Cooke Town for a 3bhk. Have people lost their minds?" he wrote, recalling his house-hunt over the weekend, when he saw eight houses in a day.

Cooke Town in central Bengaluru is a neighbourhood which is part of the old Bangalore Cantonment area.

Khan is getting married and is looking to move into a new house in January. He has been living in Koramangala for over three years and currently pays a rent of Rs.50,000 ...