bengaluru an improvement in buyer sentiment post the pandemic coupled with low home loan rates has led to more people looking to buy new apartments the confidence which was dealt a severe blow last year due to the pandemic is slowly coming back to bengaluru also because of the strong hiring sentiment and rapidly rising salaries in the technology sectorsbi has announced home loan rates at 67 regardless of the loan amount which could lead to other banks lowering the rates a research from property consultancy firm anarock shows that the highest demand is currently in the premium segment where properties are priced rs 80 lakh and above this is primarily the result of homes now doubling as offices and elearning centreslast year the real estate sector was brought to a near halt due to the lockdown imposed all throughout the country due to the onset of the pandemic this year looks to be more optimistic with all sectors slowly opening up and picking up with full zest we have seen 1517 loan growth over the last year said nand kishore chief general manager sbi bengaluruhome loans have been rising as more people decide to buy homes in cities like bengaluru the interest is expected to be more as the tech market is red hotkishore jain managing director of jain heights said everyone has understood the significance of owning a home during the pandemic many are upgrading and looking for larger homes