The housing policies are very important in the point of affecting all the people in the country. So the absolute confidence of people is needed.
Korean governments have coped with housing market with various housing policies according to housing econ...
The housing policies are very important in the point of affecting all the people in the country. So the absolute confidence of people is needed.
Korean governments have coped with housing market with various housing policies according to housing economy and the economy conditions. The study will analyze how housing policies have functioned in housing market and will find the alternatives to heighten the effectiveness of housing policies. So the study has examined housing policies in governments, and analyzed them between 2003 and July 2010 which have affected to the price change of apartment in regions.
The results of the study are summarized up like followings.
The price change of apartment in Seoul has much occupied to that in whole country, and has mainly affected to that. It shows that the policy of government has centered on the stability of apartment market in Seoul.
First, the analysis of the price change rate shows that the housing policies effective as of 2003 have positive influences on stabilizing the price in their early stages; however, the influences appear to only last for different periods of time in each of Seoul and 6 other Korean metropolitan cities.
In case of Seoul, the influence lasts for approximately 1 to 2 months. After that period, the policy seems to lose its effectiveness and hence, the process results in fluctuations of the apartment price.
This proves the effect does not last long enough and that the policies were but mere temporary patching-ups unable to resolve the present issue of Korean housing market.
On the contrary, the effect of the policies seems to last for up to 6 months in 6 Korean metropolitan cities and bring even more powerful influences. Although the policies, which were aimed to stabilize the apartment prices of Seoul, did serve their purpose for a short period of time, they failed to last. Yet, they caused even greater recession in the housing market of other regions where the price fluctuates relatively less than that of Seoul.
Second, the multiple regression analysis of the policy effect shows that the policies did work in some stage due to the price drop of apartment but in fact, the depreciation lasted temporarily in Seoul attesting how unpractical they were. After a period of time, the price actually did re-increase. In case of the metropolitan cities, on the other hand, the policies resulted in recession in the housing market by causing the price decrease.
This demonstrates that the government’s housing policies failed to stabilize the price. In addition, the twofold influences in Seoul and other metropolises assert that the uniformity of the policies can rather lead to the recession and instability of the local housing markets.
On the base of the analysis outcome of housing policy effect for housing market, the alternative ideas that are able to heighten the effect of housing policy will be suggested like the followings.
First, the measures to activate housing deal are urgently needed. To overcome a recent serious dull housing market and to activate housing deal, the function of housing market must be recovered by reducing much deal regulations.
Second, proper standards for the regulations of housing loan must be set up. The confidence of policies must be elevated by rational standards of the regulations for housing loan which is holding, not temporary, and the participants in housing market must be able to presuppose the market.
Third, making a stable housing market through rapid and stable housing supply is important. And private housing supply that has good living conditions and basic facilities must be actively done through easing of many regulations for rebuilding apartments.
Forth, consistency and durability in housing policy must be maintained. The fundamental problems can be solved through the more careful analysis for the problems in housing market and stable housing policies must be set up.
Fifth, rational distinct policies according to each region are needed. Many housing policies have come out of solving housing problems in Seoul. But they have been applied to all the housing problems ignoring local housing problems. But the policies have not solved the problems in Seoul. Furthermore they have much affected to local housing market, and that has led to serious inactivity of it. Policy makers must recognize the realities of the problem.
Also many things like followings must be carried out to solve the unbalance problems of fundamental housing in regions: the effort to improve local education and life conditions, the strong policies of balanced local development for the Multifunctional Administrative City, the Inno City, and the Enterprise City etc., public utility enterprise for land development like the balanced expansion of basic facilities.