A developer just paid more than $1.5 billion for one Hougang plot
The state's mixed-use site at Hougang Avenue 10/Hougang Central has been awarded for $1,500,738,338 — a single land bill north of $1.5 billion. Before you read that as just another big number, see where this kind of land release sits against the past decade of government land sales.
GLS Supply (past decade)
2026: 9,320 homes — about 54% above the decade average of 6,060.
| Year | Confirmed-List homes |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,730 |
| 2017 | 5,170 |
| 2018 | 5,410 |
| 2019 | 3,740 |
| 2020 | 3,145 |
| 2021 | 3,605 |
| 2022 | 6,290 |
| 2023 | 9,250 |
| 2024 | 10,500 |
| 2025 | 9,755 |
| 2026 | 9,320 |
GLS Confirmed List · private residential (incl. EC) · URA media releases
Land prices feed directly into what you eventually pay, so a bid at this level is worth understanding rather than skimming past.
What's actually being built: around 835 homes over a bus interchange
Stripped of the jargon, here's what the Housing & Development Board — acting as the Government's land sales agent — confirmed about the parcel:
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Location | Hougang Avenue 10/ Hougang Central |
| Development type | Commercial + residential, integrated with a bus interchange |
| Site area | 46,899.4 sq m |
| Maximum GFA | 118,268 sq m |
| Max building height | 64m SHD |
| Estimated housing units | 835 (may vary) |
| Lease term | 99 years |
| Completion period | 84 months from acceptance of tender |
| Tender price | $1,500,738,338 |
| Awarded to | Horizon Residential Pte. Ltd. & Horizon Commercial Trustee Pte. Ltd. |
| Awarded on | 14 January 2026 |
The headline draws: a new private launch in the heart of Hougang, with a bus interchange built into the development itself, and an 84-month runway to completion.
If you're house-hunting in Hougang, a new benchmark is on the way
This is a private (not HDB) development on a 99-year lease, so the most affected reader is anyone eyeing the Hougang area — including HDB owners weighing an upgrade close to home. An estimated 835 units integrated with a bus interchange is the kind of launch that could reset what buyers expect to pay nearby, both at launch and in the resale market around it.
Two things to hold in your head. First, an 84-month completion window means this is a years-out proposition, not a next-year move. Second, the convenience of an interchange-at-your-door tends to get priced in — so the question for a buyer is whether that premium is one you'll recover, not just one you'll pay.
Why the 99-year lease deserves a hard look before launch-day hype
This plot is sold on a 99-year lease, and tenure shapes long-run value more than most launch marketing admits. In Hougang (District 19), haio's market data — not from this release — lets you compare how freehold and 999-year homes have performed against 99-year leasehold ones over time.
Freehold vs Leasehold Returns
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Repeat-sales method · matched buy→sell pairs held >5 years · District 19 · Singapore condos + landed
See district-by-district breakdown and hold-period simulator →
If the gap is meaningful, it doesn't mean avoid the launch — it means buy it for the right reasons (location, convenience, your own use) and budget for how a fresh 99-year lease behaves decades down the line.
haio's take: convenient by design, but price it on the lease, not the launch
A development with a bus interchange wired into it is genuinely useful — for daily life and for resale appeal. But a $1.5 billion-plus land bill and an integrated-transport story both point the same way: this won't be cheap, and the convenience premium will be baked into the launch price. The smart move is to separate "I want to live here" from "this is a good buy," and let the lease and the numbers settle the second question.
See how District 19 stacks up before this launch sets the new benchmark.