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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From San Diego to Harlem, urban redevelopment has revitalized long-neglected downtowns.

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And by some counts 70% or 80% of the new property built is actually urban redevelopment, where houses have been mown down in the center of the city and then rebuilt outside the city.

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The most successful example of this case in recent years is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the 1986 provision to the federal tax code that sparked a revolution in urban redevelopment and resulted in an upsurge of new organizations and activities to promote the development of low-income housing.

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Additional key priorities in her role included organizing aggressive cleanups of hazardous waste sites with a goal of redevelopment, new jobs and urban revitalization as well as ensuring the long-term protection of drinking water supplies.

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