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# TITLE: DOES RAIL TRANSPORT IMPACT HOUSE PRICES AND RENTS?
# YEAR: 2021.0  VENUE: PLANNING MALAYSIA  DOI: 10.21837/pm.v19i16.959
# AUTHORS: Nursyazwani Abdullah Suhaimi; Nurul Hana Adi Maimun; Nurul Fazira Sa’at
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# ABSTRACT: Rail transport is one of the factors that boost economic growth. Increased accessibility while saving travel costs and time offered by rail transport attracts foreign and local investments, which lead to increased house prices and rents. Nonetheless, it is argued that noise pollution coming from rail transport may also reduce house prices and rents because these areas are less desirable for occupation and investment. Hence, this research aims to establish rail transport’s impact on house prices and rents through a critical review of the literature. An overview of previous studies shows that house prices and rents are significantly influenced by proximity to rail transports. This indicates that proximity to rail transports is accounted for when making house purchase and rent decisions. Thus, property valuers, planners, and developers should consider rail transport location in planning, developing, and valuing properties.


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2 Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Email: nurulhana@utm.my 
PLANNING MALAYSIA: 
Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners 
VOLUME 19 ISSUE 2 (2021), Page 141 – 149  
DOES RAIL TRANSPORT IMPACT HOUSE PRICES AND 
RENTS? 
 
Nursyazwani Abdullah Suhaimi1, Nurul Hana Adi Maimun2 & Nurul 
Fazira Sa’at3 
 
1,3 Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying 
2 Centre for Real Estate Studies, Institute for Smart Infrastructure and 
Innovative Construction 
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA 
 
 
Abstract 
 
Rail transport is one of the factors that boost economic growth. Increased 
accessibility while saving travel costs and time offered by rail transport attracts 
foreign and local investments, which lead to increased house prices and rents. 
Nonetheless, it is argued that noise pollution coming from rail transport may also 
reduce house prices and rents because these areas are less desirable for occupation 
and investment. Hence, this research aims to establish rail transport’s impact on 
house prices and rents through a critical review of the literature. An overview of 
previous studies shows that house prices and rents are significantly influenced by 
proximity to rail transports. This indicates that proximity to rail transports is 
accounted for when making house purchase and rent decisions. Thus, property 
valuers, planners, and developers should consider rail transport location in 
planning, developing, and valuing properties. 
 
 
Keywords: Rail transports; House prices; House rents