China News Service, Beijing, July 7 (Liu Wenwen) The General Office of the State Council of China issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Affordable Rental Housing" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").
On the 7th, at the State Council’s regular policy briefing held by the State Council Information Office, Ni Hong, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, introduced the relevant situation around the "Opinions", emphasized the adherence to the positioning of housing and non-speculation, and accelerated the improvement of public rental housing. A housing security system with affordable rental housing and common property housing as the mainstay.
Ni Hong said that with the acceleration of urbanization and the expansion of the migrant population, the housing difficulties of new citizens and young people such as migrant workers, newly employed college students, etc. are more prominent. It is necessary to accelerate the improvement of public rental housing, affordable rental housing and shared housing. A housing security system with property-owned housing as the mainstay.
Ni Hong pointed out that the "Opinions" issued this time adhere to the problem orientation and mainly solve the housing difficulties of eligible new citizens, young people and other groups. The system design highlights pertinence, scientificity, standardization and marketization.
For example, in view of the characteristics of new citizens, young people and other groups, clarify the guarantee standards, focusing on small apartments with a construction area of no more than 70 square meters, and the rent is lower than the rent of rented houses in the same location and the same quality market, and the specific conditions for entry and exit , The specific area of the small apartment is reasonably determined by the city people's government in accordance with the principle of basic guarantee.
Cao Jinbiao, director of the Housing Security Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, emphasized that the "Opinions" have five main meanings: First, it is conducive to promoting a new type of urbanization with people at the core.
Second, it is conducive to accelerating the establishment of a housing system featuring multi-subject supply, multi-channel guarantee, and simultaneous rental and purchase.
The third is to help alleviate the structural supply shortage in the housing rental market.
Fourth, it is conducive to the cultivation and development of housing leasing enterprises.
Fifth, it is conducive to promoting the steady and healthy development of the real estate market.
It is reported that the "Opinions" clarified the top-level design of the housing security system at the national level for the first time. In the future, the national housing security system will focus on public rental housing, affordable rental housing and shared property housing.
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