Malaysian property,
documented in full, sourced in the open
This site documents Malaysian property one project at a time: tenure, unit count, layouts, published prices, whether foreigners may buy — every line says which document it came from, and where there is nothing to cite, it says so. The minimum purchase price for foreign buyers differs from state to state: Johor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang each set their own figure, and this site writes them out separately.
Residential, commercial and industrial, new launches and completed buildings alike. What is documented here so far is Johor — the ground I cover myself every day, which is why it is written in this much detail. Other states are being built out and will appear here as they are. If you want a project that is not on the site yet, ask me — I have it.
Tenure, the minimum price for foreign buyers, legal fees and stamp duty, what a developer owes you for late delivery, how the defect liability period works — one article per question, every source named at the end.
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Who is Simon, and what does this site cover in Malaysia?
The short answer first; the detail follows.
I am Simon, a licensed property agent in Malaysia. This site documents Malaysian property projects — residential, commercial and industrial, new launches and completed buildings alike. 76 projects are documented so far, in Johor — the ground I cover myself every day, which is why it is written in this much detail. Other states are being built out and will appear here as they are. If you want a project that is not on the site yet, ask me — I have it.
In Malaysia the minimum purchase price for foreign buyers is set by each state, not by one national figure. What you may buy in a given state, what it has to cost, and whether state consent is required — this site writes each state out separately instead of blending them together.
12 guides
Each one answers a single question from start to finish, with every source written out. These are pages written by hand, not auto-generated tag round-ups. Questions about the rules are answered once, nationally; questions about thresholds are written state by state — because the numbers a foreigner faces in Johor and in Kuala Lumpur were never the same.
Down payment, transfer stamp duty (MOT), legal fees and loan stamp duty, worked through line by line on a real project's permit price.
Bank Negara's 70% and 35-year rules, the margins banks publish, and whether foreign buyers can borrow.
How the OPR, the SBR and your own rate connect, then a monthly instalment worked out from a bank's published figures.
One table comparing term, expiry, renewal, quit rent and compulsory acquisition, each tied to its section of the National Land Code.
Rates for citizens, companies and foreign owners, which costs are deductible, and why the buyer withholds 7% or 3%, from the Inland Revenue Board's own pages.
What it covers, how the premium is paid, whether you must buy it and what happens if you settle early, from the banks' and insurers' own disclosure sheets.
My channel: 非同房享 RoomTalks
On YouTube I talk through Johor Bahru and Malaysian property — where the market is going, how to read the policy, and what each project's numbers actually mean. The tone and the judgement that do not come through in writing are in the video. Each project page embeds the relevant one.
News and policy updates
Changes in policy, transport, thresholds and the market — each piece states which document it comes from and the day it was published.
The show unit opened on 24 October. Bandar UDA Utama, 50 freehold townhouses. The developer website gives 1,251 to 2,790 sq ft, RM548,700 to RM1,665,017 and completion in May 2028; the press figures differ and are set alongside them in the article. That starting…
The Johor Economic Transformation Plan names 83 investment projects worth RM167.4 billion, targeting state GDP of RM260 billion and more than 200,000 new jobs by 2030. Over the same period 609 residential projects and nearly 115,000 homes are in the pipeline. Reading the two…
The housing ministry said on 26 October that the national short-term rental framework is in final review. But for a strata owner the harder gate is already in place: in 2020 the Federal Court held that a management body may ban short letting by…
Six of the 76 projects
These six all sit around the Johor Bahru crossing. Tenure, size, distance and foreign-buyer eligibility have each been verified; where a price is published it is shown, and where it is not, the page says so. Every card links to a page that names its sources. Tell me which one you want to see.
The four sourcing rules of this site
Every page on this site is written to these four rules.
Unit counts, tenure, layout codes, built-up area, floor counts, handover dates — all taken from the brochure, the layout schedule, the advertising and sales permit, or the project's own site. The source is on the page so you can check it yourself.
Where no price list has been published, the page says so. The blanks on this site are deliberate — I go and ask the developer for the current price list rather than filling in an approximate number.
The foreign-buyer threshold, what a commercial title does to assessment tax and utility rates, what it does to your loan margin, and how much supply the area is carrying. Things that change a decision belong on the page, not in a conversation at the showroom.
Prices, availability and handover dates are changed by the developer at any time. The bottom of each page states the last verification date, and figures that go stale are flagged and rechecked rather than left standing.
Exactly how far the documentation goes
The documented ground here is Johor — the state I cover myself every day. Every project is checked against the housing ministry register, and comes with site visits. Other states are still being built out and will appear here as they are. If you want a project that is not on the site yet, ask me directly — I have it.
The documented ground here is Johor. The other states are still being built out — not on the site yet does not mean I do not have it.
Common questions
What is the minimum price a foreigner can buy at in Malaysia?
There is no single national figure — the threshold is set by each state. Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Penang each set their own, and some states separate island from mainland, and strata title from landed. On top of the threshold, some states charge a state levy, and written state consent is required before the title can be transferred. The ground documented here is Johor, where the threshold that applies to each project is checked against the housing ministry register and written on the page for that project, rather than blended into one "roughly". Tell me which state and which type of property you are looking at and I will set out that state's current threshold, levy and consent process in one go.
Can Singaporeans buy property in Malaysia?
Yes, but as a foreigner. Malaysian law does not treat a Singapore citizen or Singapore PR differently from any other non-citizen, so the state-by-state threshold above applies in the same way. The numbers you face buying in Johor and buying in Kuala Lumpur are not the same, and that is worth settling before you decide which state to view in.
Is the RTS running yet?
Not yet. As at the date on this page the Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link is still under construction. Any marketing that describes a project as "already on the RTS" is describing a future state. I list every verified project by its measured distance to the Bukit Chagar station site, and state where each distance came from.
Do I pay you a commission?
Not on a new launch bought directly from the developer — the developer pays the agent fee and there is no extra commission from the buyer. Subsale works differently, and I set that out for you in writing beforehand.
Will you tell me what the yield is?
This site does not publish rental yield forecasts or capital appreciation figures. What I do give you is: what the developer has published, the actual transacted prices of comparable units in the area where that data exists, the maintenance fee, and the cost of holding it.
What should I have ready before we talk?
Four things: your budget, your nationality, which side of the checkpoint you work on, and whether this is to live in or to rent out. With those four answers I can filter straight down to the projects that fit you.
Your question not answered above? Just ask me — no appointment, no form.
76 verified projects, filed by state and area
Each project is filed under the area its permit was actually approved for, not the area the brochure claims. Every page sets out the tenure, the published price, foreign-buyer eligibility, and what the developer has not published.
Tell me what you actually need to solve
Your budget, your nationality, which side of the checkpoint you work on, and whether this is to live in or to rent out. With those four I can tell you what you are eligible to buy, and which projects to cross off first.
I work with buyers coming into Malaysia — from Singapore, from further afield, and from here. The information is written out in full and the sources are named; the judgement is left to you.
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9 years in the industry, working Johor Bahru full time since 2019, on the CIQ / RTS corridor. Permit numbers, registered names, filed price ranges and certified construction progress on this site are read off the housing ministry register, not copied from brochures.
Last verified 2026-09-26 against developer documents and floor plans, the housing ministry permit register and the published RTS project announcements. Unit availability, layouts and prices are set by the developer and may change without notice. This page is marketing information and general commentary. It is not legal, tax or financial advice, it contains no forecast of investment returns, and it is neither an offer nor a contract.