<Anchor>



400,000 people flocked to the real estate agent exam held today (30th), the largest number ever. It seems that the unemployment and house price hikes caused by COVID-19 have had an impact on excessive competition.



Reporter Hyung-woo Hyung.



<Reporter>



Thorough quarantine measures were emphasized for today's certified real estate agent exam as many people flocked to it.



[I will measure your body temperature. Please apply hand sanitizer before going.]



Meals between the 1st and 2nd exams were only allowed outside the classroom on the playground.



This year, the number of applicants for the first and second rounds of the CPA exam was 408,000, a record high, and it has increased significantly over the past three years.



Families also watch together.



[Kim Jin-hyuk / Student: The barrier to entry is not high. It's just a contest. So I



ended up

doing it with my mother.]

[Sanghee Choi/Student: I think there will be an impact from COVID-19. The barriers to employment are so high that many young people seem to do it.] The



age of the application is getting lower and this year, 160,000 people in their 20s and 30s, or 39% of the total.



It is analyzed that one of the reasons is the decrease in corporate recruitment for young people in the aftermath of COVID-19.



The steady rise in house prices also had an impact.



You can receive a commission close to 10 million won by brokering just one apartment with an average sale price of 1.2 billion won in Seoul.



Due to the government's reorganization of brokerage fees, a half-price double fee was implemented, but the number of applicants did not decrease.



However, some analysts say that the outlook is not bright as the number of certified real estate agents increases, competition intensifies, and the threat of real estate digital platforms increases.



About 12,700 people have opened their business this year, and it has been found that 80% of brokerages that open each year close or close their business.



The government has announced that it will control supply and demand by changing the testing method from absolute evaluation to relative evaluation, but the implementation date is undecided.



(Video coverage: Lim Dong-guk, video editing: Won-hee Won)