Singapore’s Public Housing is Getting Complicated

Singapore’s public housing, administered by the central Housing & Development Board (HDB), has been the envy of the world. But limited supply, rising prices, marriage incentives and the potential for profit may be changing the game for young Singaporeans. Read the full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-03/singapore-hdb-flats-world-famous-public-housing-system-is-coming-under-strain 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - Birth of Singapore’s Public Housing system 02:13 - Get a spouse, then a house 04:31 - Divorce: The unintended consequence 05:40 - The Windfall Effect 07:09 - Singapore’s Public Housing Conundrum 08:30 - Solutions to maintain the balancing act 09:40 - Global admiration -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg Quicktake for global news and insight in an instant.