Seoul city blames ex-mayor's policies for weak long-term housing supply

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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Friday blamed policies pursued under late former Mayor Park Won-soon for weakening the foundation for long-term housing supply in the capital.

The municipality made the assessment in a report analyzing the city's housing policies over the past 20 years, as recent shortages in the capital have contributed to sharply rising home prices.

The report said that between 2012 and 2020, while the late Park served as mayor, 389 of the 683 areas designated for city improvement projects were canceled, eliminating the opportunity to supply roughly 430,000 homes.

Park, who was a member of the now ruling Democratic Party (DP), prioritized "urban regeneration" projects that focused on preservation over large-scale redevelopment or reconstruction.

The report comes as current Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party has faced criticism from DP lawmakers over his private-led housing supply policy.

The city government under Oh plans to break ground on about 310,000 housing units by 2031 through redevelopment and reconstruction projects to respond to the housing shortage.

This file photo shows apartments in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)

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Seoul city blames ex-mayor's policies for weak long-term housing supply

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首尔，10 月 16 日（韩联社）——首尔市政府周五指责已故前市长朴元淳推行的政策削弱了首都长期住房供应的基础。

该市政府在一份分析过去 20 年城市住房政策的报告中做出了这一评估，因为首都近期的住房短缺导致房价急剧上涨。

报告称，在 2012 年至 2020 年朴槿惠担任市长期间，683 个指定用于城市改善项目的区域中有 389 个被取消，导致大约 43 万户家庭失去了住房供应的机会。

朴槿惠是当时执政的民主党（DP）成员，她优先考虑“城市更新”项目，这些项目注重保护而非大规模的重建或改造。

这份报告发布之际，主要反对党国民力量党现任市长吴世勋因其私人主导的住房供应政策而受到民主党议员的批评。

吴市长领导下的市政府计划到 2031 年通过重建和改造项目，开工建设约 31 万套住房，以应对住房短缺问题。

这张资料照片显示的是首尔南部的一些公寓。（韩联社）

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（新闻快讯）首尔市长表示将继续推进住房供应计划

政府计划公开出售119万套出租房屋，以应对房价压力。

（新闻）国土安全部长表示，新增绿化带住房供应将仅限于京畿道

（新闻快讯）国土安全部长表示，政府正在考虑将龙山公园部分区域用作住宅用地。

首尔市政府将长期住房供应不足归咎于前市长的政策。