Promote the high-quality development of housing and urban-rural development
——Interview with Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
The Central Economic Work Conference held a few days ago required “persist in both rent and purchase”, “implement policies for cities to promote a virtuous circle and healthy development of the real estate industry”, and make arrangements to “improve the quality of new urbanization construction”.
How to promote the high-quality development of housing and urban-rural construction?
What work will we focus on next year?
Our reporter interviewed Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Opportunities and challenges coexist, focus on eight areas of work next year
Reporter: How do you view the current situation facing housing and urban-rural construction?
How will the work be carried out next year?
Wang Menghui: The epidemic of the century and the changes in a century are intertwined, with unprecedented opportunities and challenges.
We must face up to the difficulties and strengthen our confidence.
On the one hand, we must objectively understand the difficulties, risks and challenges faced by the high-quality development of housing and urban-rural construction.
For example, the "high debt, high leverage, and high turnover" real estate development business model that was formed in the past is unsustainable, and the urban and rural construction method of "large construction, large consumption, and large emissions" is not sustainable, and it neither meets the requirements of high-quality development nor meets the requirements of high-quality development. Many hidden dangers have been accumulated.
On the other hand, we must have a deep understanding of the dialectical relationship between crisis and crisis and turning crisis into opportunity.
The fundamentals of my country’s economic stability and long-term improvement have not changed. The basic characteristics of my country’s economic potential, resilience, vitality, large room for maneuver, and many policy tools have not changed. The advantages and conditions of my country’s development in many aspects have not changed. Change.
More importantly, we have General Secretary Xi Jinping at the helm, the strong leadership of the party and the significant advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The people have a strong desire to pursue a better life.
Time and momentum are on our side. This is where our strength and confidence lie, as well as our determination and confidence.
Next year, the housing and urban-rural construction system will focus on eight areas of work.
One is to adhere to the positioning that houses are used for living, not for speculation, not to use real estate as a short-term economic stimulus tool and means, to implement the long-term real estate mechanism steadily, and to implement policies to promote a virtuous circle and healthy development of the real estate industry.
The second is to adhere to the simultaneous development of rent and purchase, accelerate the development of the long-term rental housing market, and promote the construction of affordable housing to better meet the rigid demand for housing and improvement needs of the people.
The third is to fully implement the urban renewal action, coordinate urban planning and construction management, and promote the optimization of urban structure, the improvement of functions and the improvement of quality.
The fourth is to fully implement rural construction activities, carry out rural construction evaluations, and promote the modernization of rural housing and village construction.
Fifth, formulate and implement a work plan for carbon peak and carbon neutrality in urban and rural construction to promote the formation of green production methods and lifestyles.
Sixth, promote the coordinated development of intelligent construction and construction industrialization, and comprehensively improve the development quality and efficiency of the construction industry.
Seventh, continue to deepen reform and innovation, and accelerate the formation of urban and rural construction institutional mechanisms and policy systems that are compatible with high-quality development.
The eighth is to unswervingly promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the party and build a contingent of high-quality cadres who are loyal, clean and responsible.
Maintain the continuity and stability of the real estate control policy, and intensify the promotion of "new urban construction"
Reporter: The real estate industry has a large scale, a long chain, and a wide range of areas. It has an important systemic impact on economic and financial stability and risk prevention.
What measures will the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development take to promote a virtuous circle and healthy development of the real estate industry?
Wang Menghui: Since the implementation of the long-term real estate mechanism, with the joint efforts of all parties, my country's real estate market has been operating generally smoothly.
Since the second half of this year, market expectations have changed due to factors such as the appearance of debt default risks of individual real estate companies.
In the next step, we will resolutely implement the deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference, firmly adhere to the positioning that houses are used for living, not for speculation, and will not use real estate as a short-term economic stimulus tool and means, strengthen expected guidance, and implement policies to promote the city. A virtuous circle and healthy development of the real estate industry.
One is to maintain the continuity and stability of regulatory policies.
Continue to steadily implement the long-term real estate mechanism, implement the main responsibility of the city, strengthen the supervision and guidance responsibilities of the provincial government, ensure rigid housing demand, meet the reasonable demand for improved housing, and strive to stabilize land prices, house prices, and expectations.
The second is to enhance the coordination and accuracy of regulatory policies.
Strengthen the coordination of financial, land, market supervision and other regulatory policies.
Strengthen the linkage of the regulation and control of ministries, provinces, cities and counties, and strengthen the "one-to-one" guidance and supervision of urban regulation and control work.
The third is to resolutely and effectively deal with the risk of overdue delivery of real estate projects of individual leading real estate companies.
With the primary goal of "guaranteeing buildings, people's livelihood, and stability", in accordance with the work requirements of the provinces and cities, and the principle of rule of law and marketization, we will ensure that social stability and the interests of the country and the people are not lost.
Fourth, continue to rectify and standardize the order of the real estate market.
Improve the market supervision mechanism and earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the masses.
Reporter: The Central Economic Work Conference requires the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand and strengthening the endogenous driving force for development.
How to play the role of housing and urban-rural construction in stabilizing growth and expanding domestic demand?
Wang Menghui: Housing and urban-rural construction are important areas for steady growth and expansion of domestic demand and building a strong domestic market.
We will, in accordance with the requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference, coordinate the promotion of stable growth, structural adjustments, and reforms, and strive to stabilize the macroeconomic market.
For example, the fundamentals of the real estate market have not changed, and housing demand remains strong.
One is the rigid demand for housing.
The current urbanization rate of the permanent population in my country is 63.9%, which is still in the stage of rapid urbanization. Every year, more than 11 million new urban residents are employed, which brings a large amount of new housing demand.
The second is the demand for housing improvement.
A large number of old houses built before 2000 are small in size, poor in quality, and incomplete, and there is a strong demand for residents to improve their living conditions.
Another example is the huge investment demand for new urban infrastructure construction based on digitization, networking, and intelligence, and it is also a new economic growth point.
Over the past 40 years, the high-speed and large-scale construction has accumulated some hidden risks, such as the aging of underground pipelines and unclear bases. Disasters such as urban waterlogging and gas explosions have occurred frequently, and there is an urgent need for renovation and transformation.
Since last year, we have carried out comprehensive pilot projects in 21 cities, conducted special pilot projects in some cities, and implemented a number of "new urban construction" projects with very good results.
Next year, we will further increase the promotion of "new urban construction", including comprehensively promoting the construction of urban information model platforms, implementing intelligent urban infrastructure construction and upgrading, coordinated development of smart cities and intelligent networked vehicles, promoting the construction of smart communities, and promoting The coordinated development of intelligent construction and building industrialization, etc.
Promote supply-side structural reforms and eliminate “destructive construction” behavior
Reporter: Adhere to the supply-side structural reform as the main line. In what ways will the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development make efforts?
Wang Menghui: We will use reforms to promote structural adjustments, better adapt to and meet changes in demand, and better stimulate corporate vitality and consumer potential.
Promote structural reforms on the housing supply side.
In response to the housing needs of new citizens, young people, and other groups, we will increase financial, land, and public service policy support, vigorously develop affordable rental housing, develop shared property housing in accordance with local conditions, and accelerate the development of the long-term rental housing market.
In response to the housing improvement needs of residents in old urban communities, innovate financial support methods, implement policies such as the use of idle land and the adjustment of the use of stock houses, and accelerate the formation of a policy mechanism to promote the transformation of old urban communities.
In response to the needs of the elderly for ageing, we will strengthen the top-level design, carry out pilot projects in some areas, and explore the establishment and improvement of the system and policy measures for the development of ageing housing.
Accelerate the formation of urban development and construction institutional mechanisms and policy systems that are compatible with high-quality development.
At present, my country's urban development has entered an important period of urban renewal.
On the basis of summarizing the practice in various regions, we will accelerate the formation of a complete set of urban development and construction systems and mechanisms that are compatible with large-scale inventory improvement and transformation, as well as corresponding financial, fiscal, tax, and land policy systems, and promote the implementation of urban renewal actions to let the masses Living in the city is more convenient, more comfortable and better.
Reporter: The Central Economic Work Conference emphasizes "adhering to the correct view of political achievements, respecting history, respecting culture, and respecting ecology."
How to implement it well?
Wang Menghui: Urban and rural construction is a systematic project that requires continuous struggle from generation to generation. It is necessary to understand the people-centered development thinking and establish a correct view of political achievements.
"Sports" and "show performance" work styles often lead to "destructive construction."
We must earnestly improve our work ability and level, and insist on respecting the law, the reality, and the masses.
Strengthen investigation and research, refrain from formalism and bureaucracy, resolutely prevent simplification and chaos, and resolutely oppose non-accountability and inaction.
Guide all localities to learn from negative typical cases and resolutely put an end to "destructive construction" behavior.
Our reporter Ding Yiting