Bengaluru’s booming property market is throwing up stories of missed chances, painful regrets, and accidental windfalls. Netizens recently took to Reddit to share how farmlands and under-construction apartments turned into unexpected fortunes, thanks to infrastructure projects like highways, airports, and metro lines.
Fifteen years ago, a family skipped buying 12 acres of mango farmland near Bengaluru for just ₹23 lakh, fearing maintenance costs. Today, with an eight-lane highway running through the area, the same land is valued at over ₹30 crore. “Each acre is worth ₹2.8 crore now,” the user wrote, calling it the biggest regret of his father’s life.
Others narrated how farmland purchases became overnight jackpots. One user bought two acres near a Tier-3 city intending to build a farmhouse, but within 18 months, the announcement of a new ring road and election-driven projects tripled the value. Another recalled a plot bought for ₹50 lakh in 2004, which now fetches upwards of ₹20 crore after successive deals with developers.
The windfall wasn’t limited to land. Under-construction apartments too became goldmines. A Redditor shared how his colleague booked a 2.5BHK in 2023 for ₹79 lakh, only to see resale values touch ₹1.4 crore before possession. Another investor in Sarjapur said his ₹5,500 per sq. ft. flat in 2022 had nearly doubled in value within three years, thanks to metro progress, a restored lake, and a mega project by a top developer nearby.
But for every success story, there were haunting regrets. Some recalled skipping deals due to high maintenance fears or lack of funds—only to see the same lands now valued at crores. A user who almost bought a ₹50 lakh plot in 2019 admitted, “Today, with a taluk office and commercial boom, that land would have changed my life.”
The anecdotes come as Bengaluru witnesses record price appreciation. Knight Frank India data shows residential rates in the city jumped 16% between January and March 2025—the fastest among India’s major metros—taking average values to ₹7,116 per sq. ft.
Ground reports match the numbers. In Devanahalli’s Jade Garden, plot rates that stood at ₹2,000 per sq. ft. in 2021 have now touched ₹6,000–7,000. Apartments too are climbing steeply: a 3BHK at Brigade Orchards has risen from ₹65 lakh last year to nearly ₹80 lakh, while a unit at Aishwarya Excellency on Old Madras Road has jumped from ₹1.2 crore to about ₹2 crore within a year.
For many, the stories are a reminder that real estate fortunes are often written by timing and infrastructure. As one user summed it up: “I just wanted a farmhouse, but a ring road turned it into gold overnight.”
