Housing and Development Board (HDB)
Singapore public housing authority
Episodes
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#3599: How Singapore and Japan Master Balanced Land UseTwo radically different approaches to keeping housing, shops, and services mixed together — without leaving it to chance. -
#3418: The Picture on the Wall: Renting with DignityHow deposit disputes and administrative burdens turn tenants into guests in their own homes — and what other countries do differently. -
#3243: Are We Modern Serfs? Land, Rent & FeudalismHow land ownership patterns mirror medieval feudalism—and what Henry George proposed to fix it. -
#3108: What Happens When Rent Outlasts Your Paycheck?Millions of seniors face a retirement cliff as lifelong renting becomes the new normal. Can policy save them? -
#2927: Housing vs. Financial Assets — The Global ExperimentJerusalem's ghost towers, Vancouver's empty homes tax, and Singapore's radical approach to separating shelter from speculation. -
#2847: How AI Could Transform Comparative Policy AnalysisCan AI agents do the work of a distributed think tank for cross-country policy learning? -
#2601: When Your Lease Is a Gamble: Rent, Stability, and CommunityHow tenant protections in Germany and Singapore create community—and why Israel's system destroys it. -
#2248: Why Israel Excels at Defense But Fails at HousingIsrael's military and tech sectors are world-class, yet housing costs and education quality lag far behind. The difference comes down to accountabi... -
#217: Beyond the Mortgage: Is Home Ownership a Dying Dream?Corn and Herman explore whether the drive to own a home is a biological instinct or an economic trap in an era of skyrocketing prices.