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Stacked Homes reported on 6 October 2026 on how rents and prices are moving across the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, and on the supply caveat that sits beside the figures. For a Singapore reader weighing cross-border housing, four quick takes capture the report, each built from the research Stacked Homes cited. Figures appear as the research reported them, and none comes from a specific project in Singapore.
Quick Take 1: The Zone Gap, Noted at Wynwood Grand EC
Stacked Homes reported research showing yearly price growth of 7% to 9% in the nine flagship zones of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, against 2% to 4% across the whole of Johor over the same period. The gap between the flagship zones and the state as a whole is the headline number in the report. Stacked Homes also reported rental yields in those zones averaging about 6% to 8%, against 5% to 6% statewide in the year to the report, which the research tied to corporate housing demand.
Quick Take 2: The Nine Zones, Listed for Wynwood Grand EC Readers
The nine flagship zones are the Johor Bahru waterfront, Iskandar Puteri, Tanjung Pelepas, Tanjung Langsat, Senai-Skudai, Kulai-Sedenak, Desaru-Penawar, Forest City and Pengerang. Stacked Homes also noted that the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link, which runs from Woodlands North to Bukit Chagar, has been delayed to February 2027. Several proximity benchmarks in the report are measured from that terminus, which is why the date features in the corporate-rental discussion.
Quick Take 3: Corporate Tenants Through a Wynwood Grand EC Lens
The consultancy cited by Stacked Homes sees a new asset class of specialised corporate rentals: master-planned mixed-use developments completed in the 10 years before the report, clustered 1 to 3 km from the RTS terminus at Bukit Chagar and JB Sentral, the JB CIQ, the city centre or the Medini and Iskandar Puteri employment nodes. Units are purpose-built one- to three-bedroom layouts with professional management and strong security. Corporate tenants prioritise security, proximity to international schools or major highways and the RTS, and walkable amenities. In a hub-and-spoke model, strategic and financial roles stay in Singapore while technical, operational and engineering staff are likely to be based in Johor.
Quick Take 4: The Oversupply Caveat, Weighed by Wynwood Grand EC Readers
Johor plans to add 115,000 homes by 2030, yet about 9,972 units were unsold in 1H2026, more than double the unsold stock in Kuala Lumpur, Stacked Homes reported. A chief executive of a Malaysian property platform said growth will differ by area because supply varies, and advised investors to proceed with caution. The consultancy argues that RTS-corridor and CIQ-catchment sub-markets are decoupled from the generic high-rise serviced-apartment oversupply. The report therefore carries both a rental case and a supply caution.
Wynwood Grand EC is an Executive Condominium of up to 17 storeys on Woodlands Drive 17 in District 25, the first parcel from that street. It is a 99-year leasehold on a site of roughly 25,000 sqm, with about 420 homes estimated. City Developments Limited is the developer, and the land was awarded to CDL Divine Pte Ltd on 26 August 2025 after the tender opened on 8 April 2025. Woodlands South MRT is about 270 m away, and the location page maps the surroundings. Launch details will be published as the developer releases them.
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Source: Stacked Homes, 6 October 2026.
General information only, not financial or legal advice.
Source: Stacked Homes. This article is independent commentary; Wynwood Grand EC is not affiliated with the parties mentioned.