Korea is a country with serious real estate problems. In particular, the phenomenon of being buried in a house for self-ownership caused abnormal real estate transactions and became a social problem. Apart from such public interest in real estate, the...
Korea is a country with serious real estate problems. In particular, the phenomenon of being buried in a house for self-ownership caused abnormal real estate transactions and became a social problem. Apart from such public interest in real estate, there were many changes in real estate transactions from the late 1960s to the 1970s due to economic growth and social development.
In order to guarantee the right to a human life stipulated by the Constitution, food, clothing, and shelter must be resolved. Among them, housing that falls under the state corresponds to real estate, and an institutional arrangement must be provided for transactions. The system created for this is the real estate brokerage system. The current real estate brokerage system has been established after a long history of this system.
The real estate brokerage business in Korea officially began at the end of the 19th century when related laws came into effect. The law for the real estate brokerage business started from the 'Owner Housing Regulations' in 1890, and in 1922, during the Japanese colonial period, it had been regulated by the 'Rules for the Purpose of Introduction Business' enacted by the Gyeonggi-do Ordinance No. 10 of the Japanese Government-General of Korea. After liberation, the 'Introduction Business Act' was enacted in 1961, and after eight years of discussion on the revision of the 'Introduction Business Act' from 1975, the previous 'Introduction Business Act' was abolished in 1983 and a new 'Real Estate Brokerage Business Act' was enacted.
In 2005, the 'Real Estate Brokerage Act' was completely revised, and the expulsion of the law was changed to the 'Act on Business and Real Estate Transaction Reporting of Certified Brokerage'. In this way, the real estate transaction qualification system has been stipulated in the law. Certified brokers are produced through qualification tests because they require specialized knowledge in real estate transactions in that they are a professional qualification system as a national qualification.
In the 21st century, as real estate transactions became active several times and real estate prices soared, laws and policies became stricter. Nevertheless, as several accidents occurred in real estate transactions, the damage to the people increased, and the role of licensed real estate agents became more important. However, as the number of licensed real estate agents increases, the system needs to be improved.
In order to grasp the problems of the real estate brokerage system in Korea, it is also important to review the real estate brokerage systems of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan from a comparative perspective to obtain implications. Introducing the advantages of foreign real estate brokerage systems will help develop the real estate brokerage system in Korea and increase public trust in the real estate brokerage system.
The real estate market is also changing as society changes and laws and institutions change accordingly in the trend of the times. The real estate brokerage system must follow the change in line with this to reduce and prevent real estate brokerage accidents. In particular, as the number of licensed real estate agents increases, some lack of expertise occurs, which is a problem in real estate transactions.
In order to solve these problems, the "Act on Business and Real Estate Transaction Reporting of Certified Brokerage" has been revised 14 times. However, there has been controversy, including the name of the law, and many problems such as the real estate transaction reporting system, brokerage fees, certified brokerage qualification tests, excessive emission of certified brokers, and formal practical training have been pointed out, and improvement measures are constantly being raised.
In particular, licensed real estate agents are professional qualifiers who are engaged in real estate transactions and play important roles in the real estate market, and at the same time play a role in protecting the national economy and property rights of the people. As the cultivation of the professionalism of licensed real estate agents has become an important factor, it is necessary to improve the quality of licensed real estate agents and improve the licensed real estate agent system.
In the online era, a new type of market is emerging using platforms in various areas. This phenomenon can be seen in the form of the platform gradually becoming established in the real estate brokerage system. For the stable development of the real estate brokerage system, it is necessary to analyze and identify problems that have emerged in the current system and to prepare improvement measures.
In the reality that a high-level information society is developing, the real estate brokerage system also needs to establish a real estate transaction information network and integrated real estate services. In addition, it is necessary to supply and demand appropriate personnel by controlling the increasing number of licensed real estate agents. In addition, it is necessary to expand the method of calculating brokerage fees and the device for protecting brokerage services.