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Building construction refers to the erection of new buildings and additions or alterations to existing buildings, but excludes the erection of temporary structures, illegal building works or minor works which do not require planning approval.

Data on new buildings given planning and building plan approvals, notices of commencement and Temporary Occupation Permits (TOPs)/ Certificates of Statutory Completion (CSC) are compiled from the administrative records of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA).

For statistics on residential properties, landed properties refer to detached houses, semi-detached houses, terrace houses and non-landed properties refer to apartments and condominium housing.

Statistics on contracts awarded and progress payments certified are collected through surveys conducted by BCA.

Public Housing

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) was established on 1 February 1960 as the public housing authority of Singapore.

Between 1989 and 2023, HDB sold 244 land parcels (308 hectares) for private residential development and 48 land parcels (60 hectares) for commercial development. A total of 80 Executive Condominium sites (162 hectares) were sold during this period.

Residential Dwellings

The Singapore Standard Classification of Type of Dwelling defines a dwelling as a building or part of a building used or intended to be used by one or more persons as living quarters. Each dwelling type has separate entrance(s) with direct access to a public road or pathway. A dwelling may be a residential building by itself or a unit in a residential building, or part of a non-residential building such as a shop or factory with space used as living quarters.

Data

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Building and Construction

Title : Contracts Awarded And Progress Payments Certified By Sector And Development Type, Annual

Million Dollars

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Contracts Awarded - Total Public & Private Sector * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	26,403.8	24,798.5	30,535.2	33,523.8	21,044.8	29,934.4	29,786.4	34,162.8
Building Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	17,429.5	15,452.6	21,071.5	24,507.2	15,550.6	20,324.3	19,566.8	26,924.7
Civil Engineering Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	8,974.3	9,345.9	9,463.7	9,016.7	5,494.2	9,610.2	10,219.6	7,238.1
Contracts Awarded - Public Sector * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	15,393.3	15,835	18,296.2	19,026.4	12,171.6	17,841.4	17,303.8	19,309.2
Building Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	7,888.8	7,546.7	9,074	11,278.2	7,488.2	8,684	8,715.6	12,928
Civil Engineering Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	7,504.5	8,288.3	9,222.2	7,748.2	4,683.4	9,157.4	8,588.3	6,381.2
Contracts Awarded - Private Sector * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	11,010.5	8,963.5	12,239	14,497.5	8,873.2	12,093.1	12,482.5	14,853.6
Building Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	9,540.8	7,905.9	11,997.5	13,229	8,062.4	11,640.3	10,851.2	13,996.7
Civil Engineering Work * Data prior to 2002 include reclamation works. Data from 2002 exclude reclamation works.	1,469.7	1,057.6	241.5	1,268.5	810.8	452.8	1,631.3	857
Progress Payments Certified - Total Public & Private Sector	35,177.8	27,911.2	26,599.3	28,299.8	19,740	26,155.4	30,286.3	34,939.8
Building Work	26,512.7	20,219	18,886.1	20,161.4	14,394.6	18,735.7	22,443.4	26,683.5
Civil Engineering Work	8,665.1	7,692.2	7,713.2	8,138.4	5,345.4	7,419.7	7,842.9	8,256.3
Progress Payments Certified - Public Sector	16,473.6	14,795.5	13,648	14,526.3	10,113.4	13,078.3	15,149.1	17,260
Building Work	9,350.3	8,354.7	7,249.7	7,626.3	5,455.2	6,767.3	8,286.8	10,013.9
Civil Engineering Work	7,123.3	6,440.8	6,398.3	6,900	4,658.2	6,311	6,862.3	7,246.1
Progress Payments Certified - Private Sector	18,704.1	13,115.6	12,951.3	13,773.5	9,626.7	13,077.1	15,137.1	17,679.9
Building Work	17,162.4	11,864.3	11,636.4	12,535.1	8,939.4	11,968.5	14,156.6	16,669.7
Civil Engineering Work	1,541.8	1,251.3	1,315	1,238.4	687.2	1,108.7	980.6	1,010.2

SOURCE : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY

Footnotes

Contracts Awarded And Progress Payments Certified By Sector And Development Type, Annual

Demand for Construction Materials, Annual

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Real Estate

Title : Available And Vacant Private Residential Properties (End Of Period), Quarterly

Number Of Units

Data Items	2022 3Q	2022 4Q	2023 1Q	2023 2Q	2023 3Q	2023 4Q	2024 1Q	2024 2Q
All Types Private Residential Properties Available	386,953	391,198	394,062	398,289	406,663	410,588	410,400	412,002
Available Landed Properties	73,184	73,295	73,356	73,453	73,463	73,498	73,517	73,530
Available Non-Landed Properties	313,769	317,903	320,706	324,836	333,200	337,090	336,883	338,472
All Types Private Residential Properties Vacant	21,898	21,647	23,624	25,052	34,341	33,340	27,729	25,169
Vacant Landed Properties	3,838	3,869	3,996	3,982	4,427	4,461	4,497	4,636
Vacant Non-Landed Properties	18,060	17,778	19,628	21,070	29,914	28,879	23,232	20,533

SOURCE : URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Footnotes

Data cover all completed private residential units, i.e. private residential units issued with a Temporary Occupation Permit or a Certificate of Statutory Completion. Data exclude hostels, Housing and Development Board flats, tenement houses, parsonages and Executive Condominiums. With effect from 1st Quarter 1995, the coverage was expanded to include another 44,891 private residential units built before 1974 (comprising 7,206 detached, 10,006 semi-detached, 16,900 terrace and 10,779 apartments). With effect from 2nd Quarter 1996, the coverage was further expanded to include 12,489 apartment units comprising HUDC units which have not been privatised, apartments above shops and privatised apartments previously under the Government Housing Schemes for employees.

Available And Vacant Private Residential Properties (End Of Period), Quarterly

Supply Of Private Residential Properties In The Pipeline By Development Status (End Of Period), Quarterly

Available And Vacant Executive Condominiums And Supply Of Executive Condominiums In The Pipeline By Development Status (End Of Period), Quarterly

Supply Of Commercial And Industrial Properties In The Pipeline By Development Status, (Private And Public Sectors) (End Of Period), Quarterly

JTC Ready-Built Facilities, Annual

JTC Prepared Industrial Land, Annual

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HDB Residential Units and Properties

Title : Properties Under The Management Of Housing And Development Board (End Of Period), Annual

Number

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total Residential Properties	1,010,613	1,043,968	1,061,236	1,071,126	1,079,630	1,092,898	1,110,294	1,130,144
1-Room Residential Properties	27,817	30,098	30,699	30,779	30,918	30,944	31,318	31,140
2-Room Residential Properties * The Studio Apartment Scheme and 2-room Flat Scheme were merged and replaced with the 2-room Flexi Scheme from November 2015. From November 2015, Studio Apartments are sold under the 2-Room Flexi Scheme.	41,594	48,261	53,257	56,430	59,157	61,692	67,104	72,602
3-Room Residential Properties	235,217	239,674	242,456	243,299	244,549	247,053	247,819	249,320
4-Room Residential Properties	398,927	412,394	419,203	423,280	426,401	432,107	439,934	448,706
5-Room Residential Properties * Includes 3Generation flats with effect from November 2016.	233,608	239,460	241,572	243,180	244,595	247,241	250,421	254,854
Executive Properties * From 1987, data include Multi-generation flats and executive flats. Excludes executive condominiums.	65,086	65,090	65,100	65,106	65,108	65,115	65,116	65,117
HUDC Properties * From 1989 - 1998, data include other residential properties. From 1999, data exclude other residential properties. With effect from 2014, there are no HUDC flats under HDB's management.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Studio Apartment	8,364	8,991	8,949	9,052	8,902	8,746	8,582	8,405
Commercial/Industrial Units * With effect from 2018, there are no industrial units under HDB's management.	30,042	29,813	18,021	18,011	18,099	18,199	18,197	18,227

SOURCE : HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Footnotes

Include units managed by Jurong Town Corporation (from 1973 - April 1982) and Housing and Urban Development Company (from 1976/77 - April 1982).

Properties Under The Management Of Housing And Development Board (End Of Period), Annual

Residential Units Constructed And Sold By Housing And Development Board, Annual

Residential Units Under The Management Of Housing And Development Board, As At December, Annual

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Residential Dwellings

Title : Residential Dwellings, Annual

Number

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Residential Dwelling Units * Data are based on the Singapore Standard Classification of Type of Dwelling. Excludes collective dwellings such as skilled nursing facilities, serviced apartments, school hostels and workers' dormitories etc.	1,370,319	1,421,302	1,460,968	1,477,627	1,490,946	1,507,505	1,526,540	1,563,641
Total HDB Flats * Includes non-privatised Housing and Urban Development Corporation flats.	1,004,623	1,032,461	1,056,716	1,066,196	1,076,879	1,087,800	1,102,012	1,125,605
HDB 1-2 Room Flats * Includes HDB studio apartments.	75,175	82,791	91,364	94,610	98,103	100,812	104,350	110,658
HDB 3- Room Flats	236,065	240,466	243,165	243,959	245,007	246,746	248,707	251,017
HDB 4- Room Flats	395,568	407,434	416,726	420,832	424,952	429,249	435,278	445,954
HDB 5- Room And Executive Flats	296,884	301,770	305,461	306,795	308,817	310,993	313,677	317,976
Condominiums And Other Apartments	279,745	302,610	317,730	324,658	327,144	332,980	337,890	351,179
Landed Properties	74,108	74,500	74,914	75,011	75,185	74,984	74,951	75,222
Others * Includes other housing units such as shophouses and attap/zinc-roofed houses etc.	11,843	11,731	11,608	11,762	11,738	11,741	11,687	11,635