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government is pushing for a plan to reorganize the real estate brokerage fee, which has been criticized for being expensive.



There is also a content that cuts the burden of brokerage fees by nearly half when transacting an apartment of 900 million won or more, which reporter Kim Jung-woo explains in detail.



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In February, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements announced the results of a research service on ways to improve brokerage fees entrusted by the government.



There are three improvement plans, all lowering the upper limit of the commission rate from 0.9% to 0.7%.



In particular, the government is strongly reviewing the second plan, which sets the standard for high-priced housing at 900 million won, differentiates 0.5% for over 900 million won, 0.6% for over 1.2 billion won, and 0.7% for over 1.5 billion won.



[Shim Gyo-eon/Professor of Real Estate Department at Konkuk University: I think he decided that lowering the brokerage fee would be helpful to the households of the middle class or ordinary people by understanding that less than 900 million people live in a residential area.]



Middle when lining up apartments in Seoul The so-called median price located in .



When buying and selling a 1 billion apartment, the current fee is 9 million won, but if the second plan is applied, it is 5.5 million won, which is 39% cheaper.



Rental brokerage fees fall even more.



If you are looking for a jeonse of 600 million won, which is the median level of the Seoul jeonse, the fee will be reduced from the current 4.8 million won to 1.8 million won.



However, in all three proposals, the upper limit of the sale rate for houses under 600 million won was maintained at the current 0.4%.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport holds a discussion forum based on the research results of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements.



There is also an opinion to raise the standard for 'expensive housing', which will apply the highest rate of 0.7%, from 900 million won to 1.2 billion won.   



(Video editing: Hongmyeong Lee)