Prices for previously-owned public units rose 2.5% in the fourth quarter from the third, accelerating from a 2.0% rise in the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates published Wednesday by the Housing and Development Board.

WSJ: Singapore Residential Property Prices Rise

The authority's data mirror estimates from the Housing and Development Board, which showed prices of resold public housing rising 1.3% quarter-to-quarter in the April-June period, a reversal of the slowdown in price growth in the previous two quarters.

WSJ: Singapore Home Prices Swing Higher

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