Eight of the 10 private apartment complexes with the highest subscription competition in the first half of this year were in Seoul. The most competitive complex was ACRO de Seocho in Seocho District, Seoul. The average winning score for Seoul apartments topped 64.
On the 30th, home-dooboo corporations, a real estate platform, analyzed 35 general supply private apartment complexes in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon posted on Subscription Home in the first half and found that eight of the 10 most competitive complexes were concentrated in Seoul.
The complex with the highest subscription competition was ACRO de Seocho in Seocho District, Seoul, with an average of 1,099 to 1. Next were ▲ HAUTERRE Banpo (710 to 1) ▲ Ichon LEEL (135 to 1) ▲ The Sharp Frielra (89.2 to 1) ▲ Gongdeok Station Xi Re-ne (80.0 to 1), putting all of the top five most competitive complexes in Seoul.
In Gyeonggi, The Sharp Bundang Centro in Seongnam posted the highest competition at 51.3 to 1, and in Incheon, Geomdan Lake Park Station Paragon was highest at 31.3 to 1. With Seoul accounting for eight of the top 10 most competitive complexes, the trend of Seoul's prime locations drawing subscription demand in the greater capital area was pronounced.
The average winning score was also highest in Seoul. Seoul's average winning score was 64.12, which was 15.23 points higher than Gyeonggi (48.89) and 15.09 points higher than Incheon (49.03). In Seoul, ACRO de Seocho posted an average winning score of 74.70, and HAUTERRE Banpo 72.30, both topping 70. By contrast, Gyeonggi and Incheon averaged 48.89 and 49.03, respectively, showing a clear gap with Seoul.
Even with similar competition ratios, the difficulty of winning varied. Jangwi Prugio Mark One in Seoul had an average winning score of 59.26 despite an average competition of 11.7 to 1, and Raemian Ellavine also recorded 10.5 to 1 in average competition and an average winning score of 60.20. By contrast, Anyang Station Central I'Park Sujain in Gyeonggi had a similar average competition of 11.9 to 1, but its average winning score was only 42.30.
Although the competition ratios were similar, the gap in average winning scores between Seoul and Gyeonggi complexes reached as much as 17.90 points. This shows that it is hard to judge the actual difficulty of winning a subscription based on the competition ratio alone.
Lee Subin, head of the Homedubu research lab, said, "A low subscription competition ratio does not mean it is easy to win," and noted, "The competition ratio is only an indicator of interest, and it can differ from the actual difficulty of winning. End users should first check how much recent winning scores differ from their own score rather than focusing on the competition ratio, which is the practical subscription strategy."