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.
Redevelopment a toss-up between city retail and CBD offices
Redevelopment a toss-up between city retail and CBD offices
CBD and Orchard Belt have seen numerous redevelopment projects propelled by URA incentives.
URA opens tenders for Margaret Drive and Media Circle sites
The sites can yield 460 residential units and 530 long-stay serviced apartments, respectively.
Office space stock drops 41,000 sqm in 1Q24
The stock contraction resulted in a drop in the island-wide vacancy rate.
Private residential price growth eases to 1.4% in 1Q24
In 4Q23, prices rose by 2.8%.
URA unveils 4th Rail Corridor community node
Ho Bee Land developed the 1.6-hectare community node.
GuocoLand JV clinches Upper Thomson Road Parcel B tender
The URA accepted the JV's bid price of $779.6m.
URA opens tender for Canberra Crescent and De Souza Avenue sites
The sites can yield 730 residential units.
Suburban projects lift Singapore private home sales in March: analysts
Sales in Lentor Mansion accounted for more than half of last month’s total.
March private home sales spike due to new launches
Home sales, excluding ECs, soared by 369.3% MoM.
Limited interest? Zion and Upper Thomson sites get just one bid each
The sites received a bid of $1.11b and $779.56m, respectively.
URA launches two River Valley Green residential sites for sale
Combined, they can potentially yield 960 residential units.
Stock of office space increases by 2,000 sqm in 4Q23
The stock increase resulted in a drop in the island-wide vacancy rate.
Private residential price growth eases to 6.8% in 2023
In 2022, prices rose by 8.6%.
Ang Mo Kio Ave 2 site to yield around 700 homes
URA has proposed to use the site for high-density residential projects.
Marina Gardens Crescent site attracts one bid; Media Circle receives 3
A GuocoLand-led consortium was the sole bidder for Marina Gardens Crescent.
New home sales tumble to near 15-year low in December
The December sales fell 83% MoM to 135 units.
Developer sales soar by 286.2% MoM to 787 units in November
November saw the highest number of units launched for sale since July 2023.
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