Since the tax is raised, there are only a lot of gifts… Only for those who are not homeless.

The market is also moving in response to the government’s stance to strengthen taxes. However, contrary to the government’s wishes, rather than selling items on the market, only handover transactions such as’gifts’ are increasing. It seems that the sales expected of the corporation were also almost released. 2030 As young people continue to buy houses, housing prices are skyrocketing in the non-Gangnam region. The government is working on housing laws. The standard is reinforced to allow only homeless people to subscribe to no-priority subscriptions, which were called’Jobsup’. Today, we will deliver news related to real estate.

◆ Last year’s best home donation… Aftermath of an increase in the ownership tax and multi-house transfer tax

This is the first news. Last year, home donation jumped to an all-time high as the government raised the housing ownership tax and capital gains tax for multi-homed people. According to the Korea Real Estate Agency, the number of home donations nationwide from January to November last year was 13,4642, the highest since the statistics were prepared in 2006. Even though only 11 months’ statistics were compiled, the number of donations per year in 2018 exceeded the previous high of 11,1863. 11 out of 17 cities and provinces nationwide received the largest donation ever. In July of last year, the government increased the heavy tax rate of transfer tax by 10 percentage points for multi-homed people who have two or more houses in the area subject to adjustment through the July 10 measures.

◆ 4 out of 10 apartments in Seoul… 2030 is’panic buying’

Last month, it was found that the proportion of apartment buyers in Seoul under 30s accounted for nearly half. Young people with relatively low levels of income or assets are still going to’panic buying’. According to the current status of apartment sales by monthly purchaser age group compiled by the Korea Real Estate Agency, out of 8764 apartment transactions in Seoul last month, the number of purchases under 30s was 3850. They accounted for 43.9% of the total. Among the 25 autonomous districts in Seoul, Seongdong-gu (55.2%) had the highest percentage of purchases under 30s. Next was Dongdaemun-gu (54.5%), Gwanak-gu (53.6%), Yeongdeungpo-gu (51.8%), and Gangseo-gu (51.7%).

◆ Corporation sold 587 cases last month

From January of this year, it was found that corporations have hurried to sell houses at the end of last year ahead of the increase in the transfer tax rate. According to the housing transaction status of the Korea Real Estate Agency, a total of 587 cases (including single, multi-family, multi-family, alliance, and apartment) were sold by corporations nationwide last month. It increased by 51.1% from 31,152 in November of last year. It is the second largest trading volume after July (5,642 transactions) based on a month of last year. By region, Gyeonggi was the most with 16,644 cases, followed by Busan (4788 cases), Seoul (4275 cases), and Gyeongnam (4001 cases). Until the end of last year, the company’s housing transfer gains were taxed by adding an additional 10% to the basic corporate tax rate (10-25%), but from this month the additional tax rate has increased to 20%.

◆84㎡ for Mapo also exceeded ‘2 billion’… Gangnam area second

In Mapo-gu, Seoul, a dedicated 84㎡ housing type was first traded for 2 billion won. Excluding the Gangnam area, it is the second time to join the ‘2 billion club’ based on an exclusive area of ​​84 square meters after Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu. According to the actual transaction price system of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 84㎡ (moving rights) exclusively for Mapo Prestige Xi, Yeomni-dong, Mapo-gu, traded the highest at 2 billion won on the 19th of last month. This is an increase of about 120 million won compared to the previous high of 1,800 million won. In addition to Mapo, the strength of the non-Gangnam region continues. A 2 billion won transaction is imminent in Yongsan-gu, Gwangjin-gu, and Seongdong-gu.

◆ No-priority’Joyup’ subscription disappears

From March, no-priority subscriptions, so-called ‘Jobsup’, which appear as apartment contract cancellations will disappear. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced a legislative amendment to some of the’Rules on Housing Supply’. The eligibility for non-priority subscriptions for uncontracted contracts, which has been a hot boom in the nationwide, will be strengthened. In the meantime, unranked items, such as cancellation of pre-sale contracts, could be applied to adults regardless of home ownership. At the end of last year, 260,000 people flocked to one uncontracted household in DMC Fine City Xi, Susaeksan New Town, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, and 250,000 people applied to receive one household from Sejong Leadersforet.

In the future, the supply of uncontracted parts will be changed to’adults who are members of homeless households in the relevant housing construction area (si/gun). Re-winning will be restricted in the same way as general subscriptions if unranked quantities are supplied from regulated areas such as overheated speculation or adjustment target areas. Currently, districts subject to overheating speculation cannot re-win for 10 years and areas subject to adjustment for 7 years.

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