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Johor Has Nearly 115,000 Homes In The Pipeline Johor’s residential market is entering a major supply cycle, with 609 housing projects expected to be completed by 2030 and nearly 115,000 homes coming into the market. Johor Bahru accounts for the largest share. Around 244 projects, or about 40% of the statewide total, are located in the Johor Bahru district and represent approximately 70,460...

Federal Government Backs e-ART For Johor Bahru The federal government has agreed to implement an Elevated Autonomous Rapid Transit system as a key solution to Johor Bahru’s traffic congestion. Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the measure while tabling Budget 2027. The e-ART will form part of a wider public transport improvement programme that also includes...

RTS Link Reshapes Johor Bahru Property Demand RTS Moves From Future Promise To Practical Buying Factor The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link is increasingly influencing how buyers, investors and developers evaluate property in Johor Bahru. As construction progresses towards operation, the conversation is shifting away from simply asking whether a project is “near the...

RM60m Bridge To Link Bukit Chagar RTS With KTMB Bukit Chagar RTS To Get Direct KTMB Komuter Connection The government will build a RM60 million pedestrian bridge connecting the Bukit Chagar Rapid Transit System Link Station directly with the KTMB Komuter service in Johor Bahru. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the project has been approved by the Ministry of Economy and will be...

Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link Expected To Broaden Johor’s Growth The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link is expected to generate wider economic and property benefits for Johor when operations begin on Jan 1, 2027. The four-kilometre cross-border rail service will connect Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru with Woodlands North in Singapore and is expected to handle approximately 30% to 40% of...

RTS Link Could Bring RM3.3 Billion More Spending Into Johor Bahru The upcoming Rapid Transit System Link could generate an additional RM3.3 billion in annual spending by Singaporeans in Johor Bahru, according to a new study on the project’s impact on cross-border consumer behaviour. The study, titled “Impact of RTS on Singapore Retail and F&B Sector”, projects that the RTS Link could lead to a...

Johor Bahru is entering a different phase of property attention. For many years, JB’s main advantage was simple: it was close to Singapore. That was useful, but also incomplete. Proximity alone does not always create a strong property market. What changes the equation is when proximity becomes predictable, repeatable, and convenient enough to support daily life. That is why the Johor Bahru Singapore RTS...

Big infrastructure projects do not become property catalysts simply because stations are built or bridges are connected. They become real market catalysts when the legal and operational framework is mature enough for buyers, businesses, and investors to believe the system will actually function as promised. That is why Singapore’s Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-Location) Bill matters. For...

For years, one of the clearest inefficiencies in Malaysia property has been visible right at the Johor-Singapore border. A large pool of Malaysians earns in Singapore dollars but lives under distorted housing choices, either paying high rents in Singapore for very limited space or enduring unpredictable cross-border travel. The RTS Link has the potential to change that equation in a way that matters not...

The Rapid Transit System Link is no longer just a rail project connecting Johor Bahru and Singapore. It is increasingly being positioned as the centre of a broader transport ecosystem, and that makes it far more significant for Malaysia property than a simple six-minute cross-border journey. With parking, bus integration, pedestrian access and future rail connections already being built into the plan, the...