The policy forum for revitalizing dwellings supply will be held at 10 a.m. on the 31st in the National Assembly Members' Office Building, Small Conference Room No. 2.
The forum is co-hosted by Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee members Bok Ki-wang, Kwon Young-jin, Yeom Tae-young and Ahn Tae-jun, and co-organized by the Korea Housing Association, the Korea Housing Builders Association and the Korea REITs Association.
According to the association on the 25th, the forum was prepared to respond to diverse housing demand stemming from social changes such as supply-demand imbalances caused by insufficient supply of dwellings, widening regional polarization in dwelling prices, and the increase in one- to two-person households and elderly households.
Amid a prolonged construction downturn, stronger construction safety regulations and tighter lending rules that are weighing heavily on private builders, the discussion will explore alternatives to supplement the limits of public-centric dwellings supply policies and to practically achieve the government's dwellings supply goals by expanding the role of the private sector.
In the first presentation, Kim Deok-rye, head of the Housing Research Office at the Korea Housing Institute, will present policy tasks for revitalizing the supply of private rental dwellings. In the second presentation, Professor Kim Jung-seop of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is scheduled to speak on plans to expand urban dwellings supply by revitalizing private redevelopment and reconstruction projects.
In the ensuing general discussion, Hanyang University Professor Lee Chang-moo will chair, and officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and market and industry experts will participate for an in-depth discussion.
An association official organizing the event said, "This forum will be an important venue to seek practical alternatives for expanding the role of private dwellings supply," adding, "We expect to derive an effective policy direction that can realize stable housing for the public through cooperation between the government and the private sector."