I personally don't think the values of HDBs and condos in Woodlands will go down once the RTS is built. URA is looking to transform Woodlands into a Regional centre, much like Paya Lebar. Hence, there will be many companies moving out of the city centre into these Regional centres in the 10 years as Grade A office rents continue to climb. With an increase in commercial activities in Woodlands, I would not be surprised if the Woodlands condos move up to S$1500 as I previously purported.
mmm...even if the regional centre comes about, people can still live in Iskandar and take RTS to work there. another issue is how soon the regional centre takes off...faster or slower than RTS. If slower, people would hv shifted to Iskandar.