Hi there,

I am Malaysian working in Singapore for years now. Purchased a place at EL which would be ready in early 2014. I am still in two minds of whether to rent it out or to move in and commute. I haven't been to Nusajaya that many times but the few occasions which I have (especially on a Saturday morning), I got stuck at the second link for about 2 hours. Seems from this thread that the traffic in the 2nd link on weekday mornings are ok. One of my doubts about moving to EL is that I dont want to have to go through 2 hours' traffic on Saturday morning just to catch up with some friends for breakfast. Also, EL seems pretty quiet and lonely. Anyone presently staying in EL can share their thoughts?

Personal choice. Pigeon Hole or Mansion? 2 hrs queue will be either holiday season or Sat slavery go to work.

Hi Week

I think there are a few things to consider. What do you like about Nusajaya apart from the house? There has to be more than the house to make it an appealing place to live.

The 2hr queues tend to be during Singaporean/Malaysian school holidays. Obviously it's a bit busier generally at weekends but this is really unpredictable - sometimes there are no traffic jams - sometimes they're pretty bad. Really depends on whether the Singapore/Malaysian Customs are operating at full strength or not (which is rare). (I did notice around Christmas time that the queues going into Singapore got busier - especially at weekends but even on weekdays it was busier than usual).

If you're still going to spend most of your working and socialising time in Singapore then maybe the move here isn't worth your while.

I certainly found myself scurrying back to Singapore a lot in the beginning as it was just easier to find things I wanted etc. However, now I don't go to Singapore as much now as I've explored more here.

It's certainly very different living here - but there's good different and bad different - you'd have to work out whether the good outweighs the bad for you as it's all personal preference.

Just wondering if you ever found a good nursery/childcare in Nusajaya? Any recommendations?

Nusajaya made its debut on UK television on Monday night.
University Challenge had a team from Southampton and their sister university in Nusajaya got a mention.

Southampton got beat.

I take it that MAS (monetary authority of Singapore) would consider someone who moves from Singapore to live in Nusajaya as no longer Singaporean resident? Has anyone with a EP in Singapore had issues from moving across the border?

Hi there, I'm new here, so excuse the fact that I may ask some really silly questions.. I'm a british qualified doc having worked in the midlands for some time and now planning a big move to singapore for work.. having read through this thread I have a few questions which I hope you guys can help me out with:

1. What are the rents like in Nusajaya and how much does it cost to buy a property ( aprtment or landed property) which can easily be rented out

2.I'm going to be working at Alexandra Hospital in Singapore - what time would i need to leave home in Nusajaya to get to work on time (i.e what are the border delays like and what's the best route?)

3. Can I buy and use a malaysian car in Singapore?

4.Would it just make more sense for me to use my little nest egg and buy a couple of rentable apartments in Nusajaya or Johor and rent it out while living in Singapore?

Hi there and welcome to the forum

You may also like to have a browse in the Malaysia section on here. There's quite a lot of existing threads about Nusajaya and you may wish to tag on to some of those. I think some of your questions will already have the answers in some of those threads.

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I move to Nusajaya in December but was there last month to sort out a house. There are posters in the Malaysian forum who are better positioned than me but I will give it a crack. In answer to your points.

1. What are the rents like in Nusajaya and how much does it cost to buy a property ( aprtment or landed property) which can easily be rented out

As with anywhere it varies based on size and location. East Ledang is the main ex-pat area in Nusajaya and I found semi-D houses to all be renting out at around 10k myr a month (but whilst the shell of the house may be the same, the fittings inside will vary between landlord tremendously). Those houses were going for around 2.6m myr to buy. Bungalows were going for around 4m+ but some were available to rent for 15-12k a month. Horizon Hills is a golf-based development and has more Singaporean and Malaysians and is slightly cheaper. Bukit Indah cheaper still.


2.I'm going to be working at Alexandra Hospital in Singapore - what time would i need to leave home in Nusajaya to get to work on time (i.e what are the border delays like and what's the best route?)

This is covered quite a bit on the Malaysian forum. It varies depending on the time of day you attempt to cross. If you find the best route, let me know!

3. Can I buy and use a malaysian car in Singapore?
Yes. You get 20 days "free", after which you need to pay S$20 per entry into Singapore. When I looked into this it still appeared cheaper to drive a Malaysian car than buy a Singaporean car.

4.Would it just make more sense for me to use my little nest egg and buy a couple of rentable apartments in Nusajaya or Johor and rent it out while living in Singapore?

All I will say to this is that at present I think Nusajaya is a pretty hot property market. Lots of Singaporean, Malaysian, Chinese, Indian and ex-pat money doing just this. Great for renters, lots of landlords hitting the market at the same time, I found I was able to get good terms and had lots of choice. Also this is not like buying property in a mature area, there is a larger degree of speculation in a buy-to-let in Nusajaya than in River Valley Singapore for example. Less now than in 2008 perhaps, but it is still not certain that Nusajaya will become the Singaporean satellite suburb that property prices are starting to imply it will be. You will also be exposing yourself to large currency risk by owning a Malaysian asset and the Ringgit is a) more volatile than either the SGD or GBP so your nest-egg could grow and shrink at alarming speed b) it's no longer at an all time high vs GBP after a bit of a slide but it's a long way from its lows. If the UK economic recovery continues and / when UK interest rates rise the MYR is likely to weaken further vs the GBP.

Just some basic things to consider when looking at cross-border property investment not to mention the practical side of being a landlord.