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Podcast: The Financial Coconut Podcast
Episode: The Million Dollar HDB: Opportunity Or Market Bubble? [Chills 196 ft Prof Chua Beng Huat]
Description: Are million dollar HDB flats a phenomenon or just the realisation of an underlying issue? In this episode, we sit down with renowned sociologist Chua Beng Huat Emeritus Professor, NUS and Visiting Fellow, SMU, to understand the factors that have led to this situation.Professor Chua provides insights into the origins of Singapore's public housing policy and how HDB flats have transitioned from being a social welfare good to an instrument for private wealth accumulation. He explains how this unintentionally contributes to income inequality in Singapore.As the discussion delves deeper, Professor Chua...