Singapore to Tackle Public Housing Worries After Surge in Prices

  • Analysts expect tweaks to income ceiling, more subsidies
  • PM Lee signaled policy adjustments are on the way in speech

Blocks of public housing in Singapore.

Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
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With housing prices hovering near a record high, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is expected to unveil policy changes to boost affordability in his annual National Day Rally address Sunday.

Lee signaled in a speech on Aug. 8 that adjustments will be made as the government “must still ensure public housing is accessible and affordable for Singaporeans of all income groups.”