Can the Johor-Singapore RTS Link help soak up the 61,000 new high-rise homes expected across the Causeway?
Challenge for developers and investors is timing: buying now to capture value, while also managing the risk of new supply flooding the market
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[JOHOR BAHRU] Johor’s property market is being judged by two clocks. One counts down to early 2027, by when the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is expected to be operational, easing cross-border friction. The other runs to 2031, when many project launches are due for completion.
Between those dates sits a headline-grabbing figure: 61,000, an estimate of how many high-rise units are in Johor Bahru’s development pipeline, underpinning warnings of oversupply.
Yet, rental agents report robust take-up rates, firmer rents and fewer incentives, suggesting demand may already be tightening ahead of the RTS’ opening.
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