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donations of apartments in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to children, etc. reached a record high of 800 cases last month. From June, the ownership tax and transfer tax rate for multi-homed people increased, and it is analyzed that they chose gift rather than selling to reduce the tax burden.



This is Jeong Seong-jin.



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In July of last year, the government raised the transfer tax rate and tax rate for multi-homed people, and set the time to implement it on June 1 of this year.



As the transfer tax rate rises to as much as 30% of the basic tax rate, and the tax rate has doubled to the previous level, it was expected that multi-homeowners would dispose of their homes before June in order to reduce the tax burden.



However, opening the lid revealed that multi-households in Gangnam-gu, Seoul chose to donate rather than buy or sell.



The number of apartments sold in Gangnam-gu last month decreased by 17% compared to the previous month, but the number of gifts increased more than six times, reaching 812 cases, the highest level ever, exceeding the number of sales.



When comparing the gift tax levied on the entire apartment price and the transfer tax levied on the profits of the sale, the gift tax is usually higher than the transfer tax, but there are many cases where there is not much difference in the price of an apartment that has risen absurdly.



[Gangnam-gu, Seoul: Realtor: I have already done a lot of studies like this while looking for a tax accountant (tax burden).]



In addition, as the possibility of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's election increased, the expectation of private reconstruction in the Gangnam area increased, and it was evaluated that the strength of possession through gift rather than selling the house increased.



[Ham Young-jin/Jikbang Big Data Lab Director: (Gangnam) The expectation of the reconstruction complex is very large, so the desire to hold rather than sell is high because the value of assets is expected to rise in the future.)]



Last week, apartment prices in Seoul rose for 10 weeks. There are concerns that the housing market may become more unsettled as it expands again in the near future.