2024-10-15
24 分钟Discussion keeps the world turning.
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Hello.
Welcome to Roundtable, where we serve up piping hot debates on the issues that sizzle in China and beyond.
I'm Niu Hong lin.
What does it mean to have a home of your own?
For some, it's a symbol of success and security.
For others, it's just a financial burden waiting to happen.
As ideas around family independence and stability evolve, so do our views on buying property.
Today, well explore the shifting landscape of home ownership, why younger people are rethinking the dream of owning a home, and why women, more than men, are still chasing it.
For this episode, I am joined by Steve Hatherly and Dingh.
Now grab your virtual compass and follow us to the heart of the discussion.
Owning a home has long been tied to concepts of security and belonging.
But with todays soaring prices and change changing social dynamics, fewer people, or at least some fewer people, are rushing into it.
Why do some still see a house as essential?
And why do others prefer the freedom of renting?
Today?
Well unpack new trends in house buying.
What's changing, who's buying, and what it all means for our idea of home to start with.
We see that according to a new report, some young people are having different ideas, or at least have different reasons behind buying a home, renting a place for their new chapter in their lives.