{"id":11399,"date":"2022-12-30T12:47:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T04:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/?p=11399"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T04:52:31","slug":"singapore-condo-rentals-near-mrt-where-to-find-them-and-are-they-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/explore\/singapore-condo-rentals-near-mrt\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Condo Rentals Near MRT – where to find them and are they worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#fefeff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”10px” top_margin=”-20%” width=”5\/6″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none”]
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<\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Singapore Condo Rentals Near MRT – where to find them and are they worth it?” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1672367954029{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”TL;DR\u2014Apartment rentals around the MRT may have to contend with a couple of cons, despite their convenience.” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1672368797261{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]It’s as iconic as the Merlion and the Marina Bay Sands. Singapore’s subway system, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is a gleaming testament to the success of its urban planning. Properties around MRT stations usually fetch a premium because it cuts commute times. Indeed, rates for\u00a0<\/span>apartment rentals along the new Thomson-East Coast Line extension<\/span><\/a>\u00a0have risen since its opening. Soon, more and more Singapore apartments and condo rentals will have an MRT station nearby as Singapore continues to expand its rail infrastructure. Come 2030,<\/span>\u00a08 in 10 households will have a station within a ten-minute walk,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0just like the systems in London and New York City.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1672369528113{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]\n

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