Urban Redevelopment Authority
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is Singapore's land use planning and conservation agency. URA’s multi-faceted role includes being the main government land sales agent.
See below for the Latest URA News, Analysis, Profit Results, Share Price Information, and Commentary.
Tender opens for Media Circle and Bayshore Road sites
Tender opens for Media Circle and Bayshore Road sites
The sites can yield 326,015 residential units.
GuocoLand-led consortium tops bid for Faber Walk site at $349.9m
The site received three bids.
COTD: Office vacancy rate up 11.0% QoQ in Q3
Office space occupancy declined by 3,000 sq m (nett) in Q3.
Private residential prices fall 0.7% QoQ in Q3, reversing Q2 gains
In Q2, prices rose by 0.9% QoQ.
Retail space prices and rents rise in Q3
The metrics rose by 1.7% QoQ and 0.3% QoQ, respectively.
URA, HDB launch four residential sites under H2 2024 GLS Programme
All sites come with a 99-year leasehold.
New home sales surge 90% in September led by Rest of Central Region
RCR sold 221 new units, fueled by the success of 8@BT.
Media Circle land parcel draws single bid
The sole bidder submitted a bid of $120.1m.
Gov't offers GFA bonus to encourage adoption of District Cooling systems
Owners may either install a new system or make use of an existing one.
Jurong Lake District mega site bid 'too low,' URA opts to reject tender
The sole tenderer submitted a bid of $640 psf per plot ratio.
URA launches residential site at Faber Walk for sale
It can yield an estimated 400 units and is expected to clinch up to 3 bidders.
Developers' sales soar by 236% MoM in July with mass market driving gains
July marked the second-highest monthly sales in 2024.
Margaret Drive residential site draws two bids at tender close
The highest bid was $497m.
Private residential market prices up 0.9% in Q2
Prices of landed properties and condos rose at a slower pace.
URA land sales draw muted bids as home sales hit two-decade low
New home sales in the first half fell to the lowest level since 2004.
Singapore's H1 private home sales slip to a two-decade low
The latest tally was even lower than the global financial crisis.
Smaller projects cause 70% drop in Q2 condo launches
About 600-700 new units debuted, compared to 2,000 units launched a year earlier.
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