It seems as though there are several realtors on this board. The land prices in Bangalore have never been realistic. There are flats lying vacant and hence the prices are coming down. But it beats me why the author has not written about the prices of independent houses. These realtors are a terrible lot of guys who have controlled the market. We should stop giving in to their demands at once. this would work i guess. A bunch of jokers from North India have come into Bangalore and ready to pay the price like idiots as a result of which these realtors have taken advantage and in the bargain, the Bangalorean (the orginal one) is getting fleeced outright.