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Most likely Singapore: http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/181599/adbi-wp559.pdf http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/181599/ad...

• crdoconnor 10y ago
  Singapore's house prices have rocketed over the last few years and are getting less and less affordable as a consequence of ZIRP, immigration and dirty Chinese/Indonesian money looking for a safe haven. The government the subsidies are graded depending upon whether you're newly weds, new immigrants who chose citizenship, age, if you have children, income, etc.
  • Noseshine 10y ago
    Question - not arguing, I don't know the subject well: Are house prices relevant for this discussion? According to Wikipedia [0] 80% of the resident population live in Public housing in managed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Wouldn't house prices only be of concern to the other 20%? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore
    • EliRivers 10y ago
      Of that 80% who live in HDB flats, the ownership rate is not zero percent - it's 95% [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore#Ownership_and_rental https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore#Ow...