In early April this year (April 11, 2013), the Kaohsiung City Government Lands Bureau auctioned off the land for sale in the Kaohsiung Art Museum Special Zone at a price of 3.06 million yuan per ping, which is a record price in the history of land transactions in Kaohsiung City. Kaohsiung City Lands Bureau explained: The land is located in the first row of the park, with a view of mountains, seas, rivers, and ports. It is located in the Art Museum Special Zone. In the future, there will be more benefits from underground railways and the convenience of light rail transit, so it can be 3.06 million per ping, higher than the reserve price. 36 percent of the price marked.
The land transaction price in Kaohsiung City has jumped up, and the Bureau of Land Affairs believes that this price is still within a reasonable range compared to the central and northern regions, and also believes that the real estate transaction in Kaohsiung City is poised to take off. But for the same thing, the Construction Development Association is worried. The Construction Association believes that: real estate needs to grow steadily and slowly, and the soaring land transaction price will increase the construction cost, and also increase the difficulty of buying a house in the middle-class stage. worried.
Kaohsiung City Councilor Guo Jianmeng has repeatedly questioned in the parliament that this sky-high transaction is a malicious hype and means to drive up housing prices, criticizing the high city government for its lack of vigilance. Guo Jiang said: “The central government’s housing market has achieved results in the north-central area, so this hot money had to go south to Kaohsiung to hunt for land. When the Kaohsiung city government had a negative and ambiguous attitude, this land became a means for builders to speculate and arbitrage.
The congressman also pointed out that long before the construction company bid the land at 3.06 million per ping, an adjacent piece of land of more than 1,500 pings was acquired by the relevant parties in the name of private individuals in September last year. At that time, the price was per ping. 1.16 million. Now that the land price has been raised through this sky-high bid, the legislator calculates that the profit from hyping the land is “3 billion in seven months”, which translates to “13.8 million in one day” and “buy a Mercedes every three hours” “.
The lawmakers believe that land price speculation will bring harm to innocent people. The increase in land value and housing tax for nearby households, the soaring land price, the increase in the income ratio of house purchases, and the inability of citizens to buy houses will cause a bubble in the housing market, increase animal prices, and widen the gap between the rich and the poor. It will turn “livable Kaohsiung” into “Kaohsiung where people can’t afford housing”.
Buying a house has become the deepest concern of the people. Mr. Guo Jianmeng pointed out that in the recent meeting with Mayor Chen Ju, he heard Chen Ju complain that the real estate prices in Kaohsiung City have been rising in the past two years, and he is worried that he will not be able to buy a house in Kaohsiung in the future.
Regarding the warning from the councilor about land speculation, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Ju said that the Kaohsiung City Government welcomes investment, but does not welcome improper speculation, but regarding the financial operation of the consortium, Chen Ju said that this is not something the city government can intervene. With the hype, Chen Ju hoped that society would care about it and resist it together. Chen Ju said that the city government will use reasonable means to increase the land price and return it to the public.
