India, July 19 -- At a time when real estate prices in Bengaluru have shot up over the past few years, some buyers are now raising questions about the lack of price transparency in the city's resale market, especially when brokers are involved. A Reddit post brought attention to a case where a homeowner had listed a property for resale at a certain price on a lesser-known platform, while a broker had reposted the same listing on a more popular site with a 40% markup.

"I came across an incident where the owner had posted his property for resale for X amount in some lesser-known real estate portal, and a broker had posted the same property with 1.4x amount in a famous real estate portal. I am already sensing an amount of shadiness going on...