The Business Times
business-time-50
THE LEVEL GROUND

Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link will not be value-destructive for Singapore property

Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

Published Mon, Jan 22, 2024 · 02:45 PM
    • While the future RTS Link should make commuting Singapore and Johor Bahru much easier, this need not adversely affect Singapore property.
    • While the future RTS Link should make commuting Singapore and Johor Bahru much easier, this need not adversely affect Singapore property. PHOTO: BT FILE

    LURED by cheaper costs of goods and services, many Singapore residents head across the Causeway to visit Johor Bahru, the capital of Johor state, and other parts of Malaysia.

    Many Malaysians who work here also commute to and fro by land frequently. Unsurprisingly, there are often massive jams at both the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints.

    However, a game changer is on the horizon, namely the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.

    Singapore propertySingapore commercial propertySingapore residential propertySingapore-Johor economic tiesInfrastructureThe Level GroundSpotlight

    TRENDING NOW

    Malaysian Chinese bag-maker Liew Bin now sees value in protectionist measures as low-cost competition from China threatens Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises.

    Once staunchly pro-China, Malaysian Chinese businesses are now distancing themselves from Beijing

    Just under two-thirds of affected homes are expected to be in London, according to estimates by estate agent Hamptons, and the government has said that it will use a home’s size and nearby sale prices nearby to judge the value of a property. 

    Britain’s mansion tax shows the difficulty of targeting wealth

    NUHS’ Ng Kian Swan says the projects that actually worked came from clinicians, nurses and infection-control teams sitting down with his team, not one department going it alone.

    Three hats, one goal: How Ng Kian Swan runs sustainability at NUHS

    Passenger cars have always been split into mass-market and premium COE categories, but commercial vehicles and motorcycles have not seen similar moves.

    COE review: The gap between luxury and mass-market cars isn’t the only one worth bridging 

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More