"Thought It Was 144 to 1... Subscription Canceled as 'Error' After a Few Hours"

e-Pyeonhansesang Dapsimni Artefore National Housing System Error

The Korea Real Estate Board sent winning notification texts to non-homeowners who applied for subscription, but a few hours later sent cancellation texts citing a system error.

On the 14th, Yonhap News reported this based on a tip from a non-homeowner, Mr. A. Mr. A received a winning notification text from the Korea Real Estate Board the previous morning. Earlier, on the 5th, he had applied as a first-priority applicant for the 'e-Pyeonhansesang Dapsimni Artefore' with an exclusive area of 59㎡ (59A type) on the Korea Real Estate Board's subscription homepage, and won against a competition rate of 144 to 1.

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Not only did he receive the winning notification text, but also a construction company's guidance text stating that a promotional center would be operated for winners, which made him feel as if his dream of owning a home had come true and he was overjoyed. However, less than half a day later, on the same afternoon, he received a message that his winning had been canceled.

The construction company explained that there was a system error in the Korea Real Estate Board's winner selection process and canceled the winning. It is known that two other people, in addition to Mr. A, received such cancellation notices. Mr. A said, "There is no place where they notify only verbally like this without a detailed explanation of what kind of system error it was."

Mr. A added, "Upon checking, I found that in 2020, the Real Estate Board mistakenly notified 50 people that they had won and then canceled it. Suddenly reversing the winning without presenting exact grounds for cancellation inevitably raises doubts about fairness."

National housing winners are drawn based on 100% total payment amount order. This error occurred because the public housing method, which selects winners based on total payment amount (80%) and lottery (20%), was incorrectly applied. A Korea Real Estate Board official stated, "We immediately called and apologized to those who were misinformed," and added, "We will be more careful to prevent such incidents from recurring."

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