Consumer Agency: "Consumers Consider Soundproofing Second Only to Price When Buying Apartments"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Consumers consider the level of soundproofing as the second most important factor after price when purchasing an apartment.

According to the Korea Consumer Agency on the 26th, an online survey was conducted with 500 consumers who have purchased apartments with more than 500 units within the last five years. The results showed that the most important consideration when buying an apartment was the ‘level of soundproofing,’ which scored 4.15 out of 4.5 points, following the apartment purchase price and future prospects (4.28 points). This was followed by fire and firefighting safety (4.03 points), durability (3.98 points), and energy efficiency (3.87 points).

The Consumer Agency also pointed out that 23% of apartment suppliers did not display the multi-family housing performance certification. According to the Housing Act, suppliers of apartments with more than 500 units must obtain a multi-family housing performance certification and display it in a font size that is easy to read in the resident recruitment announcement. However, after investigating 100 resident recruitment announcements, the Consumer Agency found that 23.0% (23 cases) did not display the certification, and among the 77 that did, 57.1% (44 cases) displayed the certification in a small size, making it difficult to understand the apartment’s performance certification details.

The Consumer Agency plans to strengthen information provision through websites and card news to increase consumer awareness of the apartment performance certification system. Additionally, it intends to request local governments to reinforce approval reviews of resident recruitment announcements.

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