In January, the number of houses started nationwide was more than 59,000, an increase of about 2% from the same month last year, increasing for 11 consecutive months.
Demand for housing is strong as time spent at home such as telework increases.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of housing units started nationwide in January was 59,690, an increase of 2.1% from the same month last year, surpassing the previous month for 11 consecutive months.
It is believed that the background of the strong demand is that the time spent at home is increasing due to the corona disaster.
Looking at the breakdown, "rental housing" such as rental apartments increased by 16.6% to 23,083 units, increasing for 11 consecutive months, and among "condominiums and built-for-sale housing", single-family housing was 11,003 units. It increased by 7.7% and increased for 9 consecutive months.
On the other hand, the number of "owned houses", which indicates custom-built houses, was 18,130, a decrease of 5.6% from the same month last year, and decreased for the second consecutive month.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said, "Due to the spread of the new corona infection, the number of visitors to the housing exhibition hall has continued to fall below the previous year since last summer, which may affect the number of housing starts in the future. There is a possibility. Material prices are soaring, and I would like to keep an eye on trends. "