Seongnam City Voices Concern Over Housing Market Stabilization Measures; Redevelopment Projects Unavoidably Delayed

Seongnam City Designated as Regulated and Overheated Speculation Zone
Negative Outlook for Seongnam City's Redevelopment Projects
Mayor Shin Sang-jin: "We Will Mobilize All Administrative Resources to Ensure Stable Progress"

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sang-jin) expressed deep concern on October 15 regarding the "Housing Market Stabilization Measures" announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stating, "There are significant concerns that major redevelopment and reconstruction projects, including the first-phase new town of Bundang and the old downtown area, may be delayed."

Seongnam City Hall exterior view. Provided by Seongnam City

With this new policy, the entire Seongnam City area has been newly designated as a "regulated area," "overheated speculation zone," and "land transaction permission zone." As a result, Seongnam City, where various redevelopment projects are actively underway, will now be subject to additional regulations. Consequently, restrictions on the transfer of union membership, strengthened requirements for actual residence, and reduced loan limits are expected to slow down project progress and increase the financial burden on residents.

In particular, for Bundang New Town, concerns about project delays had already been raised following the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's announcement of the "Follow-up Measures for First-Phase New Town Redevelopment Projects" on September 25, which prohibited the carryover of reconstruction quotas. The recent expansion of regulated areas appears to conflict with the government's stated policy of "expanding housing supply and accelerating project timelines."

A Seongnam City official stated, "While the new designation of regulated areas may have a short-term effect of suppressing speculative demand, in the long term, it could weaken the momentum for redevelopment projects and lead to increased project costs. This, in turn, could result in higher pre-sale prices and delays in supply, potentially triggering a vicious cycle in the housing market."

Shin Sang-jin, Mayor of Seongnam City, commented, "It is regrettable that the government's housing market stabilization measures are focused more on tightening regulations than expanding supply. In Seongnam City, where redevelopment projects are already actively progressing in both the old downtown and Bundang New Town, the impact of these regulations is even greater than in other municipalities."

He added, "Based on Seongnam City's competitiveness in transportation and location, we will mobilize all administrative resources to ensure that redevelopment projects can proceed stably and will do our utmost to achieve this goal."

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