India, May 5 -- Bengaluru recorded home sales of 15,340 units between January and March 2025, down by 10% from 16,995 units in the same period last year, a report by JLL India said.

The city also witnessed a launch of 20,484 units, up by 62% from 12,616 last year, the report said.

The prime factors driving the residential sector growth in Bengaluru include its IT and startup ecosystem, its rising popularity as an employment hub and the ongoing expansion of Namma Metro and road networks connecting peripheries to the core, the report noted.

In Q1 2025, around 30% of Bengaluru's sales were contributed by projects launched during the first quarter of the year, signalling strong buyer confidence in such projects in the early stages of const...