News about Johor

PETALING JAYA (Feb 12): Johor’s industrial property market continues to be the top destination for investments despite the sluggish property market due to its proximity with Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo-controlled Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) is again ruminating to take its shares public after shelving the plan indefinitely, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter.

DESPITE its proximity to Singapore, the Johor Bahru property market had never received the same kind of attention as the Klang Valley or Penang markets until the launch of the Iskandar Malaysia development corridor in 2006.

ISKANDAR (Feb 4): Nusajaya Consolidated Sdn Bhd (NCSB), a 50:50 joint-venture (JV) company between United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand) and UEM Sunrise Bhd, will be launching its mixed development, The Waves, in Puteri Harbour, Johor, by year-end.

  Analysis by TheEdgeProperty.

Here are the average prices per square foot for the Johor Bahru non-landed residential market.

A HALAL economy will emerge as another growth driver for Iskandar Malaysia with Johor having opened the industry to Japanese and other Asian companies, Tentu Teguh Sdn Bhd (TTSB) CEO Mohd Noor Abd Salam tells City & Country.

•     Fueled by Iskandar Malaysia, Johor Bahru has changed dramatically.

JOHOR BAHRU (Feb 1): Residents of the Sri Murni 2 apartments, a government quarters in Tampoi for employees of Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA), have been living in fear for the past eight years since the security guards manning the area were removed.

  This week’s spotlight falls on the secondary market for non-landed residences in Johor Bahru.