Category: Iskandar / JB Property
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Outlook of a few major property markets in Malaysia by CBRE / WTW
I have a small Whatsapp group of a few colleagues who love to talk about property. One of them has invested only in Klang and he recently asked this question. ‘Anybody buying any property in 2017?’ He said he is still looking but not sure if he should buy or not. He is what I…
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CBRE-WTW: Another 19,000 new units coming into Iskandar Malaysia
Before everyone gets overwhelmed with debates talking about 700,000 new units coming up in Iskandar, let’s look at it based on a yearly perspective, shall we? I read an interesting article entitled, ‘Both good and bad news for Iskandar Malaysia in property-report.com. According to CBRE-WTW Director Tan Ka Leong, the existing supply in Iskandar Malaysia stood…
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HSR KL – SG: Taking steps in the right direction
Okay, when it comes to implementation, not many country in this world could beat Singapore. Whatever the government aspires to achieve, it would most probably be able to achieve it. Just look at their cooling measures. The government is still holding it tightly because they want property prices to be under their control. So, what…
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In future: All Malaysian cities with own integrated rail networks?
I shared this with many friends before. Rail networks, especially LRT, MRT or even monorail is never profitable. Then, they would tell me, ” then why Singapore could make their MRT profitable?” I asked how did they get such information, no one could answer me. Well over the past 10 years, Singapore government has been…
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Rapid Transit System – to be signed end of 2017?
Rail Transit System (RTS) building momentum? I seriously do not think High Speed Rail (HSR) is that catalyst to get more people moving between Iskandar and Singapore. It will get KL – SG much better connected than today but effects to Iskandar will likely be incremental. It will help many other smaller towns that’s connected…
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Singapore will prosper when Iskandar succeeds
Can Iskandar succeed without being right next to Singapore? Will it be successful faster by being right next to Singapore? Definitely. If it does not do well, would Singapore continue to do well, moving forward? When we look at how Singapore needs to continue growing its GDP (which is already slowing as it is considered…
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Iskandar’s oversupply of homes? Well, 666k homes are needed actually.
News about Iskandar Malaysia are mostly negative, especially those which were widely shared. Remember the recent one which I felt that I had to write my personal comments against it? Read here: That scary article about the US$100 billion Chinese investment in Iskandar The positive ones are usually only reported in the local media and quietly…
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VEP? Over 200k Singapore-registered vehicles have registered
Yes, I wrote about this quite some time ago when some people said to me that with the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), Malaysia will lose many Singaporean visitors and that demand for Iskandar properties will go down. Increase of Vehicle Entry Permit and Iskandar property demand goes down? Yes, I wrote this way back in 2014.…
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That ‘SCARY’ article about US$100 billion Chinese investment in Iskandar
I just read an article with a rather negative outlook about Iskandar. Or is it just Iskandar? If the article is true, it will not just be isolated to Iskandar alone. I HOPE this does not mean Singapore’s economy is also not growing because to expect them to grow further in population and even economically…
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Biggest Prosperity Dragon tunnel in Malaysia is ready for visit
Another attraction in Johor which I would definitely be dropping by in my next visit. Auspicious one nonetheless. There is now a 106.9m-long dragon tunnel, dubbed the Prosperity Dragon in Yong Peng. It was launched by Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. Total construction cost was RM8 million and it took 3 years to…
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Selling land to manufacturers is better than to developers
Recently, I went to JB thrice within 2 months. Once for vacation, second one for business and third one for a short break plus a speaking engagement invitation from a friend. In brief, I think JB is doing fine and just need to keep the momentum going amidst current negativity. I was in 4 different…
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Development charge to be charged from 2017 in Johor, probably.
Dear Johor developers, a development charge may be on its way. In accordance with the provisions of Section 32 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), the Johor government plans to impose a development charge on property projects carried out. This is already in the final stage of coordination, according to State…