For many decades, associations have led housing rearrangement projects in many cases. However, it has produced a number of problems, such as execution of costs in non-transparent as well as unprofessional ways and difficulty financing funds required f...
For many decades, associations have led housing rearrangement projects in many cases. However, it has produced a number of problems, such as execution of costs in non-transparent as well as unprofessional ways and difficulty financing funds required for the project. Pursuant to the revised act on the Maintenance and Improvement of Urban Areas and Dwelling Conditions for Residents, it came into effect that real estate trust companies which have abundant experiences in real estate development, ability to finance funds, and are proved to execute transparent management may participate in implementing housing rearrangement projects as of March 2, 2016. This new regulation is expected to contribute to making up shortcomings of the previous implementation method, a project led by association. The objective of this study is to compare previous method led by the association and the new method by trust companies, then prove the necessity to adopt the new system, and finally suggest ways to vitalize the trust companies-led implementation in housing rearrangement projects.
This study has been conducted based on literature research on rearrangement projects and trust systems; comparison analysis of procedures between association-led method and trust companies-led method; and comparison simulation in project period and project incomes.
As a result, it has been identified that trust company-led method is more efficient for the following reasons; enhanced ability to finance required funds, increased possibility to complete the project, professional management of project, reinforced transparency, shortened project period and ability to save project costs. Therefore, even though there are many concerns such as possible trial errors considering the
fact that it is only the beginning stage of adoption and increased expenses, it is concluded necessary to vitalize this new system as it can play a role to solve the existing problems generated from the association-led housing rearrangement projects. As a plan to vitalize the trust company-led method, the research suggests that financing methods must be diversified, such as adoption of joint trustees and non-recourse financing; issuance of trust loans, securitization of bonds of loans to
trust account, and money trust. This arrangement will assist real estate trust companies in financing large scale of funds required for housing rearrangement projects as it will enable them to smoothly complete the project. Second, the governing law, which regulates that a certain ratio of land size must be trusted, needs to be revised as it may cause obstacles in rapidly processing the task. Third, taxation process must be systemized so as to be in line with trust-led method. Stability of taxation must be achieved through authoritative interpretation of National Tax Service and some taxation laws should be revised to obtain effective taxation process.
The above research study is expected to contribute to assisting project related parties including owners of land etc. and government authorities in understanding housing rearrangement projects led by real estate trust companies which has just begun, and ultimately vitalizing trust company-led implementation method in housing rearrangement projects through system improvement.
Keyword: housing rearrangement projects, association-led method, trust company-led method, land trust, appointed developer