[Exclusive] "There was no fraud"... Still recommending 'can charter'

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As the damage caused by large-scale charter scams grows, criticism of licensed brokers who broker transactions or participate in crimes is also growing.

Our reporter visited the businesses that brokered the jeonse fraud contracts, and some of them are still in business, and even now, the so-called can charter, where the sales price and the jeonse price are the same, are being recommended.

Let's look at reporter Jo Yoon-ha's report and talk more.

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Mr. A, a victim of the so-called '2400 organization' who committed charter fraud with 3,000 villas.

The real estate that brokered the contract is operating as it is, and bursts into anger.

[Mr. A/Victim of Charter Fraud: It's a situation where both water and electricity are cut off.

I'm very angry, I get a fever, and I'm a bit resentful about the real estate.] I went to see it

myself.

[Real Estate Brokerage Assistant: It's been about 4 years since we created the office.

There have been no incidents in 4 years.

There are many empty houses because the king of villas died and things went wrong again.]

When asked to introduce private rental houses, he said this.

[Real estate agent assistant: 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms.

Here's 250 million.]

By the way, the charter price and sale price of a similarly sized house on the same floor was 230 million won.

It is a typical 'tin can charter', which is more expensive than the market price.

And they reassure you that you only need to sign up for warranty insurance.

[Real Estate Brokerage Assistant: You know Hug Guarantee Insurance.

I just sign up for it.

If that happens, you can see that it is guaranteed unconditionally.]

This company is in the position, "Last year, the representative changed, and I do not know that it brokered charter fraudulent sales," but the company name and phone number were all the same.

Another real estate that brokered several world-wide contracts for the deceased villa king Mr. Kim.

It is still in business as well.

[Real estate agent (Yangcheon-gu, Seoul): We also had a few problems.

In fact, we can't even do business, so we want to close the door because it's a little noisy.

I still get a lot of phone calls.

Some people come to visit.]

The brokers, who are supposed to deliver accurate information, have aided in the fraudulent charter transaction, and the victims are arguing that they should be held accountable for the broker's negligence.

(Video editing: Yunseong Kim, VJ: Sanghyuk Kim)

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[Reporter Cho Yun-ha: Some doors were closed at all.

The rest have either gone out of business or moved elsewhere.

It appears to be dormant.

In this case, it may be difficult for the damaged tenants to file a claim for damages and hold them accountable.]

[Reporter Cho Yun-ha: Because punishment is difficult.

It is necessary to prove that the broker deliberately brokered even though he knew it was a charter fraud, but it is not easy to reveal this intentionality.

So, there are not many cases in which brokers who actively intervene or participate in charter fraud are actually punished.

However, experts first suspect that if there is a sale with the same sales price as the charter price, it is clear that there is a problem with the brokerage nonetheless.

I point out like this.]

[Reporter Cho Yoon-ha: Even if a real estate agent is sentenced to imprisonment in a trial, his or her qualifications will remain the same unless the Licensed Realtor Act is violated.

So even with this qualification, you can continue to open new real estate.

In fact, a total of 69 licensed real estate agents have had their qualifications revoked over the past four years.

More than half of these were in fact canceled due to death, and only two were canceled due to violation of the Licensed Realtor Act.

So, there are not many cases where qualifications have been suspended for this reason.]

[Reporter Cho Yun-ha: So, isn't it a bit obligatory for brokers to provide market prices and other things to those who are looking for a house before signing a contract, or not to inform them in advance?

There are many opinions like this.

Realtors who have now been investigated are not obliged to inform or inform us of the market price under the Licensed Realtor Act.

That's how you keep getting out of the law.

So, I think we should consider increasing the transparency of the transaction by increasing the duty of the broker and clarifying the responsibility.]

(Video editing: Yunseong Kim)