New homes in Bukit Timah: How the distribution of public housing shapes society

Up to 20,000 new homes are slated to be built on the Turf City site in Bukit Timah, some of which will be the first public housing apartments introduced to the area for the first time in some 40 years – offering a wider demographic a chance to live in the district. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a closer look at the increasing development of public housing in prime areas, and how the distribution of HDB flats has shaped Singapore society with the help of Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, NUS Business School.