It was found that apartment buying sentiment in Seoul has been weakened for the fifth week in a row.



Although apartment prices continue to rise, it is analyzed that buying sentiment continues to shrink as financial authorities begin to 'tighten money', such as raising interest rates and reducing loan limits.



According to the Korea Real Estate Agency today (15th), the apartment sales and supply index in Seoul this week (based on the survey on the 11th) was 101.9, down 0.9 points from last week (102.8).



This is the fifth consecutive week of decline.



The supply and demand index is an index of supply and demand by analyzing the real estate agency's survey of member brokerage firms and the number of items sold on the Internet. means



The higher it goes above 100, which is the baseline, the stronger the buying sentiment.



In Seoul, the index fell below the baseline in the first week of April as buying sentiment calmed on expectations for supply after the announcement of the '2/4 measures' containing large-scale housing supply plans such as the 3rd new town, but it rebounded after a week and rebounded in the second week of April It has been above the baseline for the 27th week in a row.



However, this index fell from 107.2 in the first week of September to 107.1 in the second week of September, and thereafter, it recorded 104.2 → 102.9 → 102.8 → 101.9 for the fifth week in a row.



We are getting closer to baseline 100.



The Real Estate Agency analyzed that the buying sentiment was weakened by overlapping effects such as the reduction in the limit of mortgage loans by banks in addition to the fatigue caused by the surge in house prices.



When Seoul is divided into five districts, it is confirmed that the buying sentiment has calmed down in all districts.



The southeast region (Gangnam, Seocho, Songpa, and Gangdong-gu), where high-priced apartments are concentrated, fell 0.9 points to 100.5 from 101.4 last week, close to the baseline.



The northwest region, including Mapo, Seodaemun, and Eunpyeong-gu, fell from 101.8 to 101.5, and the southwest region, including Yangcheon, Gangseo, Guro, and Dongjak-gu, fell from 103.3 to 102.1, respectively.



The downtown area, which includes Jongno and Jung-gu, fell from 102.9 to 102.5, while the Northeast area, which has many low- and mid-priced apartments such as the Nodo River (Nowon, Dobong, and Gangbuk), fell from 103.6 to 102.7, respectively.



However, in the metropolitan area as a whole, it rose from 105.4 to 105.9.



Although buying sentiment in Seoul has calmed down, the index rose slightly as buying sentiment in Gyeonggi (106.3→107.4) and Incheon (107.6→109.2) weakened during the Chuseok holiday and recently recovered.



Regions excluding the metropolitan area fell from 105.6 to 104.9, the five metropolitan cities excluding Incheon fell from 103.5 to 103.1, and eight provinces excluding Gyeonggi fell from 107.4 to 106.4, respectively.



A similar trend was observed in the Jeonse market.



The Jeonse supply and demand index for apartments in Seoul was 102.9, the same as last week.



By region, the downtown area (104.5→103.2), the northeast area (104.2→103.9), and the southwest area (103.8→102.7) fell, while the northwest area (101.1→102.5) and the southeast area (100.4→101.7) rose.



Gyeonggi rose from 104.3 to 104.8, Incheon from 105.3 to 105.5, respectively, and the metropolitan area as a whole rose from 104.0 to 104.3.



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