[today's property market] the transaction volume of 175400 new commercial housing units in Wuhan ranked first in the country last year * Zhejiang will have no less than 800 old residential areas to be renovated this year.

Published: Jan 13, 2021 10:30 (GMT+8)

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[Shenzhen: 20 commercial housing and commercial apartment projects are expected to enter the market in the first quarter of this year] in the first quarter of this year, Shenzhen is expected to enter the market for 20 commercial housing and commercial apartment projects, with a construction area of 949000 square meters, including 925000 square meters of commercial housing, about 8900 units. 24000 square meters of business apartments.

[the transaction volume of 175400 new commercial housing units in Wuhan ranked first in the country last year.] according to the Wuhan Municipal Housing Administration, 201200 new commercial housing units were sold in Wuhan last year, of which 175400 new commercial housing units were sold, covering an area of 19.61 million square meters. ranking first in urban housing sales in the country.

Deleveraging is imperative for real estate enterprises. Deleveraging is not only a good "touchstone" for real estate enterprises, but also the only way to high-quality development. For real estate enterprises, the "slow era" of the real estate industry still has a broad world and a bright future. As long as it can really solve the pain points of this era, it will eventually be recognized by the market. A few days ago, the people's Bank of China and the Bank of China Insurance Regulatory Commission issued a circular to establish a management system for the concentration of real estate loans in banking financial institutions, setting the upper limit of the balance of real estate loans and the proportion of personal housing loans. Some people in the market believe that the limited scale of loans is bad for real estate enterprises, and there are huge hidden worries about the future operation of real estate enterprises. Since the clear positioning of "housing without speculation", the relevant departments have continued to standardize the financing behavior of real estate enterprises to prevent and resolve financial risks in the real estate field. From the perspective of preventing systemic risks, deleveraging in the real estate industry is imperative.

[the transaction volume of both new and second-hand houses in Shanghai reached a four-year high in 2020] according to the 2020 Shanghai Real Estate Market report released by the E-House Real Estate Research Institute on the 7th, the transaction area of new commercial housing in Shanghai was about 9.178 million square meters in 2020, an increase of 23.1% over the same period last year, and the transaction area reached a four-year high. The second-hand housing market is also very active, with about 302000 second-hand housing units sold in Shanghai in 2020, an increase of 27.0 percent over the same period last year and a new high in nearly four years. The report shows that the supply and transaction volume of new housing in Shanghai increased significantly in December last year. In December, the transaction area of new commercial housing in Shanghai was about 1.228 million square meters, with an additional supply area of 1.367 million square meters, and there was an oversupply in the new housing market. Due to the high market activity and the concentrated outbreak of demand accumulated in November, the demand for new housing increased significantly in December, with both supply and demand reaching new highs in recent years.

[Hangzhou adjusts the residence permit settlement policy to increase employment and participate in social security-related scores] it has been learned from the Hangzhou Development and Reform Commission that the newly revised Hangzhou residence permit settlement policy has been formally introduced, and the time for accepting points will be adjusted from March to November each year. At the same time, we will increase the maximum score for indicators such as "employment and participation in social security" and guide applicants to actively contribute more to local economic and social development.

[Zhejiang Province will renovate no less than 800 old residential areas this year] in 2021, Zhejiang Province will implement the action of urban renewal and make new breakthroughs in promoting a new type of urbanization strategy. The transformation of old urban residential areas is one of its key points, and there will be no less than 800 old urban residential areas throughout the year. In 2020, the transformation of old urban residential areas in Zhejiang was carried out steadily, with a total of 622 old residential areas being renovated, benefiting 290000 households, and 1751 elevators were installed in new residences, which were mainly promoted by the Ministry of Housing and Construction.

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