by surbhi gupta magicbrickscom bureau earlier mumbai city used to record demand for 1bhk units while the south indian cities remained conservative about their property needs with the demand mostly limited to big sized residential houses however there is a change in the trend heres the how and why for the same according to propindex octdec 2014 demand for 1bhk homes has doubled in just six months the report noted a 5 per cent demand for smaller units in aprjun 2014 which rose to 10 per cent in the octdec 2014 quarter although the per cent share for this category is still minimum the pace at which the demand is rising clearly indicates the change in the preference of prospective home buyers the gentry of bengaluru is changing before the buyers were the locals but now it is the migrant population majorly working couples who are making their investment here hence they prefer smaller units as maintenance costs and the effort are also less says somaji krishnan proprietor solitarian realty solutions one of the bengaluru based brokerage firm as per the magicbricks data the city currently has over 30 upcoming projects in various stages of construction offering 1bhk units in a price range of rs 7 lakh to rs 1 crore majority of the supply is concentrated in electronic city rajarajeshwari nagar whitefield and begur road countable options are also available in sarjapur road doddathoguru chandapura and bannerghatta main road while electronic city and whitefield have the highest demand and supply because of evolving job market in proximity bannerghatta main road and sarjapur road have similar reasons coupled with well developed social infrastructure that boasts of property options in this specific category for rental home seekers options abound even for those who are in no mood to invest in property right now but want to rent a 1bhk in the city localities such as whitefield bannerghatta main road marathahalli and koramangala offer maximum options for rental accommodation although the trend is in its nascent stage it would be a matter of wait and watch whether rising property prices will further shift the buyers interest to smaller units or bengalurians would manage to cope with it only time will tell