(Construction) – On the afternoon of June 13, the Ministry of Construction held a regular press conference, Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung chaired the meeting.
At the press conference, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Construction Ta Quang Vinh announced the results of the direction and operation of the first 6 months of 2022 and proposed directions, tasks and key solutions for the last 6 months of 2022 of the Ministry of Construction. Build.
Overview of the regular press conference.
Accordingly, in the first 6 months of the year, the Ministry has achieved a number of socio-economic targets of the construction industry in the first 6 months of 2022 such as the national urbanization rate: 41% (an increase of 0.6 % compared to the same period last year). same period in 2021); the percentage of urban people supplied with clean water through the centralized water supply system: 92.8% (increasing by 0.8% over the same period in 2021); the rate of loss of clean water revenue decreased to 17% (decreased by 0.2% compared to 2021); the rate of total wastewater collected and treated is about 15%...
The Ministry of Construction has submitted and promulgated many Decrees by the Government, completing the application for amendments to the Law; planning and architecture management is promoted; develop housing and real estate market with new housing projects, manage the real estate market sustainably and safely...
In terms of directions, tasks, solutions to direct and operate for the last 6 months of 2022, the Ministry of Construction will strengthen efforts to achieve the industry's targets, focus on building and perfecting legal institutions and organizing law enforcement. the law; strengthen the management of planning, architecture, management of urban development, management of urban technical infrastructure; remove obstacles and difficulties, promote the implementation of policies to support social housing, worker housing, renovate and rebuild old apartment buildings; ensure and monitor the market of building materials…
During the information exchange and Q&A session, the leaders of the Ministry of Construction and representatives of the Departments, Departments and Institutes answered and answered in detail a number of information contents that were of interest to newspapers, radio and public opinion. related to the Construction industry. Including current hot issues such as corporate bond issuance, real estate credit; real estate market situation; supply of social housing, housing for workers and credit packages; local planning adjustment is still problematic.
Answering the press about the current real estate market problem, Mr. Nguyen Manh Khoi - Deputy Director of the Department of Housing and Real Estate Market Management said that in 2021, the Ministry of Construction will report to the Prime Minister on the real estate market. Accordingly, the real estate market in 2021 still has the phenomenon of being pushed up, especially the price of land plots in some areas is expected to go to the district, and the traffic infrastructure will pass through. In which, apartment houses increased by 5-7% on average, individual house prices in some places increased by 30%. The reason for the increase in real estate prices is that the credit adjustment is not good, the market information is not timely, so there is a situation of price blowing.
In recent years, the Ministry of Construction has issued many documents urging and directing localities to strengthen control of the real estate market, and at the same time, with the rapid intervention of local authorities, up to the present time. , the real estate market compared to the same period in 2021 and compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, many places "cooled down".
In particular, for the content of social housing and housing for workers, the Ministry of Construction has proposed many solutions, including increasing supply for the real estate market. Enhance publicity and transparency of information, especially information about projects, planning, information about product sources, avoid collusion to raise prices and increase capital for investment. From now until the end of 2022, the Ministry will continue to boost the supply of social housing and worker housing to meet the housing demand for people.
Information about the projects, Deputy Director General Nguyen Manh Khoi said that, as of April 2022, the whole country had 339 social housing projects, housing for workers being built. Currently, many localities have been actively implementing a series of social housing and worker housing projects. Specifically, there have been 11 social housing and worker housing projects with a scale of about 25,800 units implemented. In which, social housing currently has 8 projects, equivalent to about 22,000 units, worker housing is 3 projects with a scale of more than 3,500 units in the provinces of Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City.
Thus, after having Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11, 2022 of the National Assembly and Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP dated January 30, 2022 of the Government, the Ministry of Construction actively took the initiative to participate in and establish an interdisciplinary working group to work with 11 provinces and cities on the progress of building social housing and housing for workers.
Regarding the preferential capital for the development of social housing and worker housing, Mr. Khoi emphasized, the Ministry of Construction has issued a document directing the provinces, which are synthesizing and sending the list of projects to the Ministry of Construction. announced and after the Ministry announced, the State Bank will lend and enjoy 2% interest rate support. There are now clear loan terms and procedures.
About the 15,000 billion VND package, according to Mr. Khoi, this credit package is not only for buyers, rent-purchasers of social housing but also for the renovation and repair of houses. According to Article 49 of the Law on Housing 2014, there are about 10 subjects eligible to buy, rent-purchase social housing and get loans from this incentive package. From there, it can be seen that the audience of this package is very wide.
As for the issue of real estate bond issuance, according to Mr. Nguyen Manh Khoi, from the perspective of State management, the Ministry of Construction has coordinated with the State Bank and the Ministry of Finance to propose solutions. Recently, there has been a phenomenon of bond issuance exceeding the targets and regulations.
Accordingly, the capital market and real estate bonds are closely related. When adjusting capital or bonds, it will affect the real estate market. Therefore, it is necessary to have specific regulations to issue bonds in a stable manner, avoiding the hot development situation like the past.
Regarding capital mobilization, currently real estate businesses mobilize from many different sources of capital, however, they depend a lot on credit capital. The Ministry of Construction has proposed to adjust and strictly control capital flows, in which priority is given to projects with high feasibility, projects with quick supply.
Answering questions related to planning adjustment, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Construction Nguyen Ngoc Tuan clarified the contents related to violations in planning adjustment, raising floors, occupying green areas around the route. Le Van Luong Street, Hanoi. In the inspection conclusion, the Ministry of Construction pointed out many violations, especially investors who did not comply with regulations on trees. Currently, this route is becoming a hot topic of great concern.
According to Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung, the general principle is to limit local planning adjustments, prioritizing public utilities, trees and the environment instead of following investors' profits in planning adjustment.
“With well-executed plans, it is limited, in fact, should not be adjusted. However, it should not be rigid because urban planning 10 - 20 years later is no longer appropriate, it can be adjusted", Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung said.
Also at the meeting, questions related to materials such as testing of building materials for major highways, consumption of ash and slag in thermal power plants and handling of backlogs of ash and slag, impact of materials on price increase were also discussed at the meeting. making contracts, announcing prices in a reasonable way, answered by the Departments, Departments, Institutes and communicated to the press as quickly as possible.
As for the issue of apartment ownership term, which has attracted the attention of the press and public over the past time, Mr. Nguyen Manh Khoi said that this is just a policy proposal for the National Assembly to include in the Construction Program, after being approved by the National Assembly. The National Assembly agreed to include the Housing Law in the 2023 Law-making Program. After that, it will continue to be studied and widely consulted by experts, scientists, people, and subjects for adjustment to ensure that harmonize interests, ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the parties...
Addressing the press conference, Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung acknowledged the exchange of ideas of reporters at this press conference, and expressed his wish that the press agencies continue to cooperate in information about activities. , the policy of the Construction industry, providing the most timely and accurate information on hot sectors.
