News & guides新闻与指南
Market news, plus plain guides on foreigner rules, costs, loans, the RTS Link and more. Every guide lists its sources and the date we checked.市场新闻，以及关于外国人购房规定、费用、贷款、RTS捷运等的简明指南。每篇指南都列明资料来源和核对日期。
Today's rental market in Johor Bahru: median asking rents by area and unit size in completed buildings, with listing counts and an asking-vs-achieved caveat.
Read more →阅读全文 →Oversupply figures for Johor are published at state level only. Here is what they do and do not tell you about the Johor Bahru city centre.
Read more →阅读全文 →Opening date, fare status, journey time, capacity and stations of the JB–Singapore RTS Link, checked 13 Oct 2026, and what it changes for home buyers.
Read more →阅读全文 →Johor's general minimum for foreign buyers is RM1 million for strata. Some projects with special developer-obtained consent start lower. Here is how to check.
Read more →阅读全文 →All schools in Johor are closed from 12 to 16 October 2026 as transboundary haze pushes air quality into the unhealthy range across the state and Singapore.
Read more →阅读全文 →RHB Research expects the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone master plan to be launched in December and sees Johor as a key driver for the property sector.
Read more →阅读全文 →Budget 2027 names an Elevated Autonomous Rapid Transit (e-ART) as Johor Bahru's main answer to traffic congestion, with more buses, KTM Komuter trips and Grab Shuttles in the…
Read more →阅读全文 →Budget 2027 sets aside up to RM20 billion in housing credit guarantees to help 80,000 first-time homebuyers, especially the self-employed, get a home loan.
Read more →阅读全文 →中文重点摘要 Buying a subsale home in Johor means paying several costs before you get the keys: an earnest deposit, the balance deposit, legal fees on both the sale…
Read more →阅读全文 →中文重点摘要 Yes, foreigners can buy property in Johor. The usual minimum is RM1 million for both strata and landed property, and every purchase needs consent from the state…
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