In Singapore, people ask about the west sun before almost anything else. I can answer that one, and the harder ones about tax, loans and two countries.
Singapore
CEA R070667HRegistered with the Council for Estate Agencies
Agency
ERAERA Realty Network Pte Ltd, CEA Licence No. L3002382K
Open any home for its details, its photographs and where the sun falls in it.
These are sample homes, shown to preview how listings will look. They are not for sale or rent.
This is the real sun over Singapore, calculated for the month and hour you choose. Pick a direction, and see what a home facing that way actually gets.
Your window faces
Month
One agent, both sides of the Causeway
Buying across a border means two sets of rules, banks and lawyers. I am registered in both countries, so you deal with one person.
Buying in Singapore
Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty, paid on top of standard stamp duty.
Singapore citizens
None on a first home. 20% on a second, 30% after that.
Permanent residents
5% on a first home. 30% on a second, 35% after that.
Foreigners, including Malaysians without PR
60% on any home. Landed homes generally need approval.
Buying in Johor
What applies depends on your passport.
Malaysian citizens
No foreign-buyer minimum. Some new homes are set aside as Bumiputera lots.
Singaporeans and other foreigners
Generally RM1 million and above for a strata home, with state consent.
Foreign buyers' stamp duty
8% since 1 January 2026.
Selling later, as a foreigner
Tax on the gain is 30% in the first five years, then 10%.
RTS Link crossing
4 km
The ride
5 minutes
Due to open
Early 2027
The new train runs from Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru to Woodlands North in Singapore. It will change how people live across the border, and it is worth looking closely at homes on both sides of it.
Figures checked in November 2026, from IRAS and published Malaysian sources. They change, and your own case matters, so I confirm them with you and bring in a lawyer where one is needed.
I start with how you live and what the numbers allow, then shortlist homes worth your time. We read the transaction records together, and I will tell you when a home is wrong for you, including when it is the light.
Selling
A clear price drawn from recent sales, photographs and viewings handled properly, and straight answers all the way through the negotiation.
Renting
For landlords and tenants: fair terms, proper checks before anyone signs, and a handover nobody has to argue about later.
Moving across the Causeway
Two countries mean two sets of rules, banks and lawyers. I keep them in step, so you only ever need to deal with one person.
I'm Annie
I'm Malaysian, I live in Singapore, and I work on both sides of the Causeway.
I studied real estate at the National University of Singapore and I practise with ERA. In Malaysia, I am a registered real estate negotiator. That means I can look after you whichever side of the border your home is on.
Sunnie Homes is named for the first thing I look at in any home, which is the light. It tells you more than a brochure will: how a room will feel, how warm it will run, and how you will live in it.
