Looking for a finished home within easy reach of the Outer Ring Road offices, without living on a main road? Yemalur is a compact pocket off Old Airport Road, close to Bellandur and the Embassy Golf Links business park. It has held on to an old village centre while offices rose around it. Buyers who shortlist flats in Yemalur usually want a short commute and a quieter street, and they are prepared to pay for both.

Every project here is an apartment building, and all of them are complete, so you are buying a home you can walk through today. The upper end dominates. Divyasree 77 Life and Divyasree 77 Place by Divyasree Developers offer 3 and 4 BHK homes, and DivyaSree 77 Sky adds 5 BHK units, though it has sold out. Sobha Palladian by Sobha Limited has 3 and 4 BHK apartments. For a smaller budget, Paranjape Windfields offers 2 and 3 BHK homes, and Prestige Kew Gardens has 2 BHK units, now sold out. Asking prices run from about Rs. 1.17 Crore to Rs. 7.3 Crore.

Location is what you pay for. Old Airport Road connects you towards central east Bangalore, while the Outer Ring Road tech parks and Bellandur lie close by, so many residents can reach work without crossing the city. Check the specific approach road to each building, since the lanes through the village centre are narrower than the main roads around them.

Weigh the trade-offs of a scarce market. There is little open land, so fresh launches are unlikely and you will often be buying resale from an owner. Compare units within the same project on carpet area, floor and view before making an offer. Ask for the occupancy certificate, the khata and a no-dues letter from the association. In large luxury buildings, maintenance charges and the sinking fund can be high, so review the accounts. Ask residents how water supply and power backup hold up in summer.

For comparison, look at Bellandur and Doddanekkundi nearby, or Old Airport Road and Indiranagar if you want to be closer to the centre.