India, Jan. 30 -- If you listen closely to how property is discussed in India's larger cities today, something feels different. The conversation no longer begins and ends with possession dates, floor plans, or whether a project will be delivered on time. Increasingly, younger investors are asking questions that sound more like finance than real estate. What does the yield look like? How easy is it to exit? How much capital should even be tied up in property at this stage of life?

For many in their 20s and 30s, property is no longer assumed to be a lifelong commitment by default. It is being weighed alongside other financial decisions, sometimes chosen, sometimes postponed, and sometimes deliberately kept at arm's length.

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