In Part Eight (“Seeking truth from facts in the housing debate”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “Dr Goh Keng Swee used to quote the…

In Part Six (“Housing for the Lower Income”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “Take the case of Mdm P.  She was only 35 when…

In Part Six (“Are HDB flats affordable?”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “Another widely-accepted measure is the debt-service-ratio (DSR), which looks at the proportion…

In Part Five (“Pricing Flats According to their Value”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “Today, we have built a unique public housing system that…

In Part Four (“Buying a flat? Choose wisely”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “Average household incomes have also increased almost four times over the…

In Part Three (“Housing Supply:  Allocating Scarce Resources”), the Minister for National Development wrote: “HDB had to come up with all sorts of ways to…

In Part Two (Housing Supply: Maintaining a Fine Balance), the Minister for National Development writes: “ In response to the sharp recovery, HDB rapidly increased the…

This is a review from a statistical perspective, wherever possible, of the book “Reflections on housing a nation”, launched on 22 March. (You can read…