Real estate and stock market returns increase due to the prolonged COVID-19’polarization’

With the decrease in face-to-face contact due to Corona 19, the labor and business income of the lower income class has significantly decreased, while the yield of real estate and stock markets has increased and the phenomenon of polarization is growing.

According to the household trend of the National Statistical Office on the 17th, by the third quarter of last year, the bottom 20% (income first quintile) class was hit hardest in the second quarter.

The average monthly earned income of the first quintile households decreased by 18.0% and business income by 15.9% from a year ago.

During the same period, the income of households in the top 20% (income quintile) decreased by 4.0% and business income by only 2.4%.

Even in the third quarter, when the aftermath of Corona 19 was relatively weak, earned income in the first quintile of income decreased by 10.7% and business income by 8.1%.

The industry predicted that as the price of assets such as real estate and stocks with high liquidity will rise with the prolonged Corona 19, the income gap between those who have assets and those who do not will widen.

According to the Korea Real Estate Agency’s National Housing Price Trend Survey, the nationwide total housing sales price rose 5.36% last year. During the same period, the KOSPI increase rate was 30.8%.

The stock market is dominant in terms of the growth rate alone, but when it comes to the margin of price increase, it is an analysis that most rich people with real estate win.

It is known that a person who actually owns an apartment worth 1 billion won enjoyed a price difference of 53.6 million won last year. Donghak Ant, who invested 100 million won in the stock market, earned 30.8 million won.

An industry insider said, “Recently, there is an expression of’thunderbolt.’ Said.