Living in JB

[lastresort]

Wah, thanks for the info... very good location!
Wonder if these Sunway developments will be freehold?

Hi Maxpark,

these are leasehold, but still good news for Nusajaya.

 

[maxpark]

Hi Maxpark,

these are leasehold, but still good news for Nusajaya.

Ok thanks.
Overall indeed positive news as it shows robust and sustained investor confidence... though I wont be considering leasehold in Malaysia when freehold is widely available, but thats just me.

 

[lastresort]

sama sama for now I will look at freehold only in JB. The E&O Medini JV will be leasehold too. Looks like Penang and KV developers are coming big here.

 

[maxpark]

sama sama for now I will look at freehold only in JB. The E&O Medini JV will be leasehold too. Looks like Penang and KV developers are coming big here.

It sure looks like most of Medini will be leasehold.
Those folks at EL and LH should be very pleased with their FH properties as theirs should be about the closest to Medini.

 

[lastresort]

It sure looks like most of Medini will be leasehold.
Those folks at EL and LH should be very pleased with their FH properties as theirs should be about the closest to Medini.

certainly and faster than most have predicted! great.. =)

 

[Investor]

List of forummers who have purchased or intend to purchase property in Johor. Hope those guests who are following this thread actively will also create their own account and join 'The List'. (Copy the whole list including this heading. Click 'Reply to Thread'. Paste it in your reply and add your nick and nationality to the list.)
# IMPORTANT - For new members, please try to make your first 10 post anywhere else before adding your nick to this list.

1. Wuqi256 (Singaporean) - The Gateway, The Golf, Nusa Duta.
-Sisters (Singaporean),
-Sister's BF (SPR, East Malaysian [Kuching, Sarawak])
-Relatives (Singaporean),
-Friends (Singaporean, Malaysian (Malacca, KL, Kedah, Pahang, Kelantan [Tenant]), German, Australian, Korean)
-Colleagues (Singaporean, Malaysians, soon to be Italian and UK)
-Total 29 bought so far in Nusajaya
2. Investor (Singaporean) - East Ledang's Phase 2 and Phase 7.
3. Analytical Professor (Singaporean) - Setia Tropika
4. Sanur - Leisure farm's Polo View
5. Sanur's mum - Leisure Farm's Bayou Water Village
6. Sanur's SIL - Leisure Farm's Polo View
7. Jasonjst - Sutera Utama
8. Tansi - Leisure Farm
9. relaxmannn (Singaporean) - Nusajaya
10. nusajayaphile (Singaporean) - The Hills Precinct, Horizon Hills
11. Mahesh - Leisure Farm's Pinggiran Bayou
12. East539 (Singaporean) - Nusajaya
13. East539's Sis & Bro in law (Singaporean) - EL/LF
14. JazJoz - Horizon Hills
15. Lynn - East Ledang
16. TheGolf - Horizon Hills
17. Grago. - Horizon Hills
18. Arsenal (British, North London, home of the gunner) - Horizon Hills
19. Vincentck & Wife (Both Msian, Vincent from Ipoh, Perak; wife from Selangor) - NI
20. mathstub- Horizon Hills
21. ShawnLow (Malaysian, JB Skudai) - Bestari Heights - Astoria
22. Skippy - Horizon Hill The Golf
23. LastResort Family (Singaporean) - Horizon Hills, The Gateway, The Hills & Fairway Suites
24. Kaeel - Nusa Idaman , Hill side Semi D
25. Lord Aragorn - The Straits View Residences, Permas Jaya
26. cathylmg (Singaporean) - Kempas
27. captw - Bukit Indah, Amelia 1
28. mallow - Nusajaya
29. IskandarRocks (Indian, Sg PR) - East Ledang, Imperia@Puteri Harbour
30. euphony - LF & mt. austin
31. narmi - NI
32. maxpark - Fairway Suites, Indahwalk3
33. Avalon74- Setia Eco Garden
34. Yonglip - Bestari Heights
35. AbuGumGum - Sungai Chat, Johor Bahru
36. 2bFree - HH
37. Aisanbo (Singaporean) - Sky Gardens Residences @ Setia Tropika
38. 29ers - LF
39. Weetabix - HH
40. SeriAustinian - Seri Austin, HH South Golf
41. iamapseudoneem - Nusa Idaman
42. Puteri Harbour (Singaporean) - Imperia@Puteri Harbour
43. Odyssey - HH-Golf
44. darrkie.y - taman molek
45. Leisure - KIV leisure farm pinggiran bayou, east ledang or 1 medini
46. avelc - Nusajaya
47. linked (Singaporean) - East Ledang
48. investjb (Malaysian, Sarawak) - Impiana, Ujana, Casa Almyra, Golden sands, horizon residence
49. limmcd (Malaysian, Johor, Sg PR) - HH, BI, Ujana, Fortune Point, Nusa villa, Horizon Residence
50. spidey (Malaysian, KL, Sg PR) - Bandar Dato Onn
51. Icyraine (Malaysia, Born in Penang, Grow up in KL, Work in JB) - HH (going to seal the deal on coming monday!), Sri Samudera, Golden Sands
52. Blue_S (Malaysian, Sarawak, SPR) - Ujana, Horizon Residence
53. fairies (Singaporean) - Ledang Heights
54. Fairwaysuites (Malaysian, Penang, SPR) - HH Golf and Fairway Suites
55. Ray2104 (Singaporean) -D'Esplanade Residence @ KSL City

Brought forward to page 730

 

[LGLab]

Hi LGLab,

Could you help to explain further, do you mean to get out of Malaysia by stamping and then circling back to Malaysia? Yes you can if thats what you were asking. There is a right turn to allow you to head back to Malaysia after getting your departure stamp on your passport. Just heard they extended MACS to end of this year at Jusco. Brought a few new friends to get it done recently. Felt embarrassed when i told them it was extended until Dec 15 but turned out that it was extended again.

hi bro wuji,

i have recently made downpayment of 2% for HH terrace.

my parents are both aged 69 and aged 73.

mother aged 69, fracture her spine and now fear of walking without walking frame.
my dad has parkinson disease.

i got a new born 4 mths old and my wife not a singapore pr yet. holding ltvp.

therefore, moving to johor bahru will be a choice for me to escape for the clutches of the govt.

lesser stress level, bigger house, lesser conflict with in laws and mother because 2 storey my wife can go upstair if dont wan interact with my mum.

currently, i do not have my driving license yet. therefore worrying once we moved over, how the hack are my family members going to renew their chop of their passport?

im think booking 1 whole day cab cost 150RM! and i got to do this every month? my wife is twice per mth, her passport only has 14 days renewal for her.

is it possible for my family to book a malaysian cab and go past departure of malaysia and u-turn and renew their chop ?
if can, i will at least lessen my worries.

east539 told that this is not possible becus it is sg regulations that those earning sgd have to get back to sg once every mth..

 

[iamapseudoneem]

Good day everyone, been reading this thread for a couple of months, really informative, helpful and encouraging... have committed on a freehold at NI8b :-)

As a member of NI Precinct 8, I welcome you to the neighbourhood! Can you enlighten me on how much of Phase 8B has been sold so far? I haven't visited the sales office for ages and am curious.

 

[iamapseudoneem]

Hi Narmi,

HH is at least RM1.1mil now.

I heard Nusa Idaman has safety issues. Also, many Malays are staying there. I am afraid that I might not fit in very well there.

Hi TayJC sorry to bring this up and perhaps you didn't mean to but this comment came of as a little offensive to me (and I'm Singaporean). I'll overlook the saefty issues at NI as there have been cases raised before but I do wonder what you meant by not fitting in a neighbourhood where there are many Malays staying. Is it because you feel the Malay neighbours won't be able to tolerate you or vice versa? If you decide to live in someone's country (I presume you're non-Malaysian please forgive me if I am wrong) I would think that you'd be willing to interact and integrate with them?

 

[Narmi]

Hi TayJC sorry to bring this up and perhaps you didn't mean to but this comment came of as a little offensive to me (and I'm Singaporean). I'll overlook the saefty issues at NI as there have been cases raised before but I do wonder what you meant by not fitting in a neighbourhood where there are many Malays staying. Is it because you feel the Malay neighbours won't be able to tolerate you or vice versa? If you decide to live in someone's country (I presume you're non-Malaysian please forgive me if I am wrong) I would think that you'd be willing to interact and integrate with them?

I agree with u bro iamapsuedoneem
Tayjc, u r talkg bout msia where majority r malays. I cant imagine any places in msia except temples or churches where non malays r d dominant or only grp of pple. Your overall quality of living experience will not be complete. The maly pple here (msia) most if not all r decent folks and friendly.

 

[crystal_tiong]

List of forummers who have purchased or intend to purchase property in Johor. Hope those guests who are following this thread actively will also create their own account and join 'The List'. (Copy the whole list including this heading. Click 'Reply to Thread'. Paste it in your reply and add your nick and nationality to the list.)
# IMPORTANT - For new members, please try to make your first 10 post anywhere else before adding your nick to this list.

1. Wuqi256 (Singaporean) - The Gateway, The Golf, Nusa Duta.
-Sisters (Singaporean),
-Sister's BF (SPR, East Malaysian [Kuching, Sarawak])
-Relatives (Singaporean),
-Friends (Singaporean, Malaysian (Malacca, KL, Kedah, Pahang, Kelantan [Tenant]), German, Australian, Korean)
-Colleagues (Singaporean, Malaysians, soon to be Italian and UK)
-Total 29 bought so far in Nusajaya
2. Investor (Singaporean) - East Ledang's Phase 2 and Phase 7.
3. Analytical Professor (Singaporean) - Setia Tropika
4. Sanur - Leisure farm's Polo View
5. Sanur's mum - Leisure Farm's Bayou Water Village
6. Sanur's SIL - Leisure Farm's Polo View
7. Jasonjst - Sutera Utama
8. Tansi - Leisure Farm
9. relaxmannn (Singaporean) - Nusajaya
10. nusajayaphile (Singaporean) - The Hills Precinct, Horizon Hills
11. Mahesh - Leisure Farm's Pinggiran Bayou
12. East539 (Singaporean) - Nusajaya
13. East539's Sis & Bro in law (Singaporean) - EL/LF
14. JazJoz - Horizon Hills
15. Lynn - East Ledang
16. TheGolf - Horizon Hills
17. Grago. - Horizon Hills
18. Arsenal (British, North London, home of the gunner) - Horizon Hills
19. Vincentck & Wife (Both Msian, Vincent from Ipoh, Perak; wife from Selangor) - NI
20. mathstub- Horizon Hills
21. ShawnLow (Malaysian, JB Skudai) - Bestari Heights - Astoria
22. Skippy - Horizon Hill The Golf
23. LastResort Family (Singaporean) - Horizon Hills, The Gateway, The Hills & Fairway Suites
24. Kaeel - Nusa Idaman , Hill side Semi D
25. Lord Aragorn - The Straits View Residences, Permas Jaya
26. cathylmg (Singaporean) - Kempas
27. captw - Bukit Indah, Amelia 1
28. mallow - Nusajaya
29. IskandarRocks (Indian, Sg PR) - East Ledang, Imperia@Puteri Harbour
30. euphony - LF & mt. austin
31. narmi - NI
32. maxpark - Fairway Suites, Indahwalk3
33. Avalon74- Setia Eco Garden
34. Yonglip - Bestari Heights
35. AbuGumGum - Sungai Chat, Johor Bahru
36. 2bFree - HH
37. Aisanbo (Singaporean) - Sky Gardens Residences @ Setia Tropika
38. 29ers - LF
39. Weetabix - HH
40. SeriAustinian - Seri Austin, HH South Golf
41. iamapseudoneem - Nusa Idaman
42. Puteri Harbour (Singaporean) - Imperia@Puteri Harbour
43. Odyssey - HH-Golf
44. darrkie.y - taman molek
45. Leisure - KIV leisure farm pinggiran bayou, east ledang or 1 medini
46. avelc - Nusajaya
47. linked (Singaporean) - East Ledang
48. investjb (Malaysian, Sarawak) - Impiana, Ujana, Casa Almyra, Golden sands, horizon residence
49. limmcd (Malaysian, Johor, Sg PR) - HH, BI, Ujana, Fortune Point, Nusa villa, Horizon Residence
50. spidey (Malaysian, KL, Sg PR) - Bandar Dato Onn
51. Icyraine (Malaysia, Born in Penang, Grow up in KL, Work in JB) - HH (going to seal the deal on coming monday!), Sri Samudera, Golden Sands
52. Blue_S (Malaysian, Sarawak, SPR) - Ujana, Horizon Residence
53. fairies (Singaporean) - Ledang Heights
54. Fairwaysuites (Malaysian, Penang, SPR) - HH Golf and Fairway Suites
55. Ray2104 (Singaporean) -D'Esplanade Residence @ KSL City
56. Crystal (Singaporean) - Nusa Idaman

 

[tansi]

frankly I as a SG Chinese prefer Malay neighbors. In general, they are friendly, tolerant, dun mind others' different way of life so long as it is not a nuisance. Among Chinese, likely we the older generation will begin subdivide in dialect group, howntown, class of cars, furniture style and whatnot when a new neighbor appear, nothing to do with culture or personal behavior, just a self-feel-good nonsense. I am glad to find that young Chinese Johoreans speak at ease a common language, Putonghua or Mandarin, besides their national language.

I agree with u bro iamapsuedoneem
Tayjc, u r talkg bout msia where majority r malays. I cant imagine any places in msia except temples or churches where non malays r d dominant or only grp of pple. Your overall quality of living experience will not be complete. The maly pple here (msia) most if not all r decent folks and friendly.

 

[tansi]

looks like LF is just on the other side of the fence when the project materialise. LF is freehold.

Ok thanks.
Overall indeed positive news as it shows robust and sustained investor confidence... though I wont be considering leasehold in Malaysia when freehold is widely available, but thats just me.

 

[crystal_tiong]

Hey guys

For those Singaporean who took up home loan , did your bank request to pay some admin money for foreigners acct ?
UXX just told me to pay RM$500 .....wth ......
Before i sign up with them , I asked any fees to pay ? they say only postage fees RM90 coz the rest absorbed by the developer, now is RM500!!

 

[lastresort]

Hey guys

For those Singaporean who took up home loan , did your bank request to pay some admin money for foreigners acct ?
UXX just told me to pay RM$500 .....wth ......
Before i sign up with them , I asked any fees to pay ? they say only postage fees RM90 coz the rest absorbed by the developer, now is RM500!!

I think the rm500 is set up fee is standard for all regardless of foreigner or not. Certain packages do not require, but otherwise, it's quite a standard thing.

 

[Aisanbo]

Hey guys

For those Singaporean who took up home loan , did your bank request to pay some admin money for foreigners acct ?
UXX just told me to pay RM$500 .....wth ......
Before i sign up with them , I asked any fees to pay ? they say only postage fees RM90 coz the rest absorbed by the developer, now is RM500!!

No leh. The rm500 is the min deposit to open an account ?
Shouldn't need so much admin fee for foreigners. At least not in my case for AmbAnk.

 

[crystal_tiong]

no , not for account opening leh , i not gg to have saving acct with them , just going to remit a big sum every 2 mths to pay my home loans ...
Maybe lastresort is right ....
If its standard requirement I am willing to pay ...

 

[Aisanbo]

no , not for account opening leh , i not gg to have saving acct with them , just going to remit a big sum every 2 mths to pay my home loans ...
Maybe lastresort is right ....
If its standard requirement I am willing to pay ...

If it's a flexi-loan linked to current account, then yes there's a one time setup fee of feww hundred RM.

 

[crystal_tiong]

If it's a flexi-loan linked to current account, then yes there's a one time setup fee of feww hundred RM.

no leh , not flexi loan acct , no current acct too ...
just a home loan ...

 

[Batok Seri]

Hi TayJC sorry to bring this up and perhaps you didn't mean to but this comment came of as a little offensive to me (and I'm Singaporean). I'll overlook the saefty issues at NI as there have been cases raised before but I do wonder what you meant by not fitting in a neighbourhood where there are many Malays staying. Is it because you feel the Malay neighbours won't be able to tolerate you or vice versa? If you decide to live in someone's country (I presume you're non-Malaysian please forgive me if I am wrong) I would think that you'd be willing to interact and integrate with them?

If TayJC looks hard enough I'm sure amidst all this huanna mediocrity of Malaysia he will find exclusive Tng Nang enclave where everyone is friendly like back in the ancestral Middle Kingdom. Most likely the DMC in such an estate will make it compulsory to install large stainless steel main gate which mimic the look of a Pawnshop entrance.