3기 신도시 등 공공택지 사전청약 내년 7월부터 시작<br /><br />In a bid to get more people onto the property ladder in the capital, the government has unveiled its plans for pre-subscription of public housing that will be built in Seoul and the surrounding area.<br />A total of 60-thousand public housing unit pre-subscriptions will be offered by 2022.<br />Eum Ji-young has the details.<br />As part of the plan to increase the supply of new homes in the capital, the South Korean government will offer a total of 60-thousand public housing unit pre-subscriptions by 2022.<br />These units will be in Incheon, Goyang and Namyangju in Gyeonggi-do Province and several other cities that have been designated as public housing sites for the third stage of South Korea's New Town Developments Plan.<br />Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki announced at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday that the initiative will start next July.<br />"The government is offering 60-thousand pre-subscriptions so that people can actually get a sense of the improving housing situation in the capital. These are among the 240-thousand public housing units to be supplied in the greater Seoul area by 2022."<br />Under the plan, 30-thousand public housing pre-sales are to be made available next year, with the same number being offered again in 2022.<br />With the pre-subscription, tenants will be selected one or two years before the actual subscription period.<br />The Finance Minister also said the government will improve public transport for the public housing sites, which were originally selected for their ease of access to Seoul.<br />Also, the government will increase the supply of mid-sized units that are between 60 to 85 square meters.<br />Eum Ji-young Arirang News.<br />
