Covid-19-triggered ‘work fromHome’ norm has increased residential demand in suburbs in Bangaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR and Pune, according to real estate platform NoBroker.Com.Areas that were not previously considered by working professionals are now experiencing greater demand, it said, citing latest data. Potential homebuyers were earlier researching best localities to buy a house near their workplace.But data from the platform shows how it has all changed since the onset of the pandemic.Earlier, proximity to workplace took the topmost spot among homebuyers’ considerations.”But ever since the Covid-19 outbreak triggered the new normal and work from home became the norm, the demand in areas other than the ones located near IT hubs has been increasing,” it said in a statement.In Bangaluru, localities such as Whitefield, Marathahalli, HSR Layout, and Electronic city which were sought-after in pre-Covid times.