Two Prime GLS Sites Go Live, and the Clock Starts
URA has launched sites at Marina Gardens Lane and Orchard Boulevard under the 2H2026 GLS Programme, and the tender result matters more than the launch does.
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Filed numbers, and what they mean
Short notes when something actually moves. Longer pieces most weeks. Every figure is read live from the filed data, so nothing here goes stale without the number going with it.
Monday, 14 September 2026HDB resale202.8-0.29% q/q2026-Q2URA all219.4+2.91% y/y2026-Q2URA non-landed210.6+1.84% y/y2026-Q2URA landed258.4+7.04% y/y2026-Q2
13,756 flats reach MOP in 2026 — eligibility to sell, not an intention to. Which blocksLast land award: Berlayar Drive, 2026-08-07, 1 bid. The trailNot read today: SORA (npm run ingest:sora has not run).
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Two Prime GLS Sites Open, And The Timeline They Set
URA has put Marina Gardens Lane and Orchard Boulevard on the market under the second half 2026 programme, and the useful information arrives at tender close, not today.
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What the Marina Gardens Lane and Orchard Boulevard tenders tell you
URA has launched two central residential sites for tender. The bids will set a cost floor for future launches — which is not the same thing as a price signal for your flat.
What the New Upper Changi Road tender closing tells a Bedok buyer
A land tender closing is not a launch, and the gap between the two is where most of the misreading happens.
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