[Yoon Seok-yeol Elected] Stabilizing Housing Prices Through Private-Led Supply of 2.5 Million Households

President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol is performing an uppercut ceremony for supporters in front of the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 10th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] With the election of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party candidate, as the 20th president, the new government's real estate policy is expected to focus on the strategy of 'stabilizing housing prices through a supply bomb.'

President-elect Yoon has announced plans to supply more than 2.5 million housing units nationwide, including 1.3 to 1.5 million units in the metropolitan area alone during his five-year term. He particularly approached this as a means to complement private reconstruction.

He divided the supply into 2 million units led by the private sector and 500,000 units led by the public sector. Specifically, ▲470,000 units through reconstruction and redevelopment ▲200,000 units through complex development in downtown and station areas ▲180,000 units through complex development of national and public land and vehicle bases ▲100,000 units through small-scale maintenance projects ▲1.42 million units on public land ▲130,000 units through other means.

Among these, the 500,000 public-led units were largely allocated to housing stability for young people and newlyweds, such as youth cost-price housing and first homes near stations. He also promised to organize these into 300,000 units of 'Youth Cost-Price Housing' and 200,000 units of 'First Homes near Stations,' allowing young people and newlyweds to purchase homes at prices lower than market value.

Apgujeong Hyundai Apartment_Real Estate Reference Photo / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

However, despite the large-scale supply plan, specific implementation plans such as supply plans by region or detailed funding measures have not yet been mentioned, leaving questions as to whether such large-scale supply can actually be realized.

Kim Hyo-sun, Senior Real Estate Advisor at NH Nonghyup Bank, said, "Policy supplements that can reassure even if housing supply and demand are left to the market's autonomous economy and the restoration of trust between the government and the public must precede," adding, "Campaign promises and government policy announcements remain declarations only; consistent follow-up measures must be implemented to avoid market confusion and have a positive impact."

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