Data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority shows the number of vacant apartments is climbing.

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Private-home prices rose 2.8% in 2012, according to data from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority, compared with 5.9% in 2011.

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The preliminary data are based on transaction prices compiled in the first 10 weeks of the quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said.

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