town as it attracts a lot of senior management of companies hence you see the pricing in the area is line with the customer profile says raj menda cmd rmz corp interestingly the spike in residential activity in the region has brought back some amount of investor demand though developers reiterate that bangalores residential market is very much enduser driven there has been a lot of interest from investors from mumbai and kolkata for highend projects in hebbal says sudeep chandran owner terrafirma developers adding that 15 to 20 of offtake seen in hebbal is by investors however there are no signs of bulk buying by investors which could potentially create a price bubble the senior management of it companies is looking at north bangalore as an investment opportunity as of now they are investors once the developments are ready many of them would become endusers explains ram chandnani deputy md of south india cbre south asia a global real estate consultancy firm says farook mahmood cmd silverline group bangalore is turning to be a very mature market and our prices are still one of the lowest as compared to other metros according to another global consultancy firm cushman wakefield cw the purchases in hebbal are mostly led by longterm investors and the prices have appreciated consequently considering the first two quarters of 2012 cw says hebbal has witnessed a price appreciation of around 8 in the highend residential segment however the citys eastern micromarkets such as marathahalli whitefield and old airport road have witnessed the highest price appreciation of 32 year on year which is in the midsegment residential market according to cw