Cheongju to be equipped with a radiation accelerator … “100 million more” after speculation

“There are some houses that have a hoga (呼價) for 700 million won. Wouldn’t it go up further.”

Kim, 41, who lives in H apartment in Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, recently collected a sale of 650 million won that was offered to a real estate agency. Between October and November of last year, the sale price of H apartments was on the rise, and on the 2nd, 84.9m2 (33 floors) of exclusive area was sold for 600 million won.

Although the transaction is not made, the price of the same area has soared to 700 million ~ 720 million won. Mr. Kim said, “I don’t want to sell a house at a price of 50 million won or lower at a price of 700 million won even for a house without a lake view,” he said.

The H apartment, which moved in in 2018, was announced in May last year as the planned location for the project to build a radiation accelerator, and the transaction was made at 480 million won (84.9m2), an increase of 180 million won from the pre-sale price in one month. The house price, which had been stagnant for a while after Cheongju was selected as the adjusted area in June last year, has recently risen again to 590 million to 600 million won.

As apartment prices in Cheongju, which are tied up in the adjusted area, are on the rise, sellers are paying attention as they raise quotes. It is analyzed that the increase in the number of real residents and foreigners in the second half of 2020 led to an increase in prices with the expectation that “Cheongju will be lifted from the adjusted area”. On the other hand, in the case of construction apartments that are more than 20 years old, the rise is not large, so the polarization of real estate in Cheongju is expected to intensify.

According to the Korea Real Estate Agency on the 23rd, the weekly apartment sales index in Cheongju in the third week of January (as of January 18th) rose 0.18 percentage points from the previous week. The apartment sales price in Cheongju has been rising steadily since September last year. The number of apartment transactions decreased from 1682 in September last year to 1327 in October, and then sharply increased to 3277 in November and 4429 in December.

“After Chuseok last year, corporations and foreigners from Busan and Daegu made a’gap investment’ in search of reserved properties,” said Choi Mo (49), manager of a certified brokerage office in Heungdeok-gu. “There was a real demand to ride the bull market.” Manager Choi continued, “After the cancellation of the adjustment zone was eliminated, the number of landlords who increased the bid price due to the stagnation of sales and charter sales accumulated and the actual transaction price increased.”

Since Cheongju was located in a large-scale national project, a multi-purpose radiation accelerator, in May of last year, real estate polarization has been intensifying. In the case of Apartment D in Bokdae-dong, Heungdeok-gu, in January of last year, the exclusive area of ​​80.14m2 and the sale of 10 floors and above were traded at 420 million to 460 million won. However, 19 days after the announcement of the radiation accelerator, the highest price for the same area was 590 million won. In December of last year, seven months later, an exclusive area of ​​80.14m2 (38 floors) was traded for 755 million won. This means that the average price of the same area has risen by 300 million won in a year. The price of this apartment is between 810 million and 820 million won.

Cheongju Technopolis W Apartment exclusive area of ​​84㎡ was traded for 330 million won (4th floor) in January last year, but it was actually sold at 458 million won (4th floor) on the 27th of last month. An aunt (57), a representative of a real estate agency, said, “In the new year, the actual transaction has been stagnant, but the asking price is over 500 million won.” CEO Ko said, “Since Cheongju has been selected as the location of the radiation accelerator, and development plans are planned in surrounding areas such as Daosong and Oksan, it is unlikely that the house price will go down.”

On the other hand, residents who live in apartments that have been completed for more than 15 to 20 years are sad. H apartment in Yongam-dong, Sangdang-gu, has a sales price of 160 million to 170 million won based on an area of ​​83 square meters, only 10 million to 20 million won from a year ago. A resident living in Geumcheon-dong, Sangsang-gu, said, “It seems that speculation from outsiders, mainly in some apartments in Cheongju, has fueled the price increase.” .

Cheongju = Reporter Choi Jong-kwon [email protected]