Chapter 323
Su Yuanzheng said, "However, given the Li family's current situation, separation is necessary. Getting a spot in a cheaper collective housing unit is the best option, better than paying a high price for someone else's. There aren't that many houses to choose from right now. Do you think the price they're selling for is too high?"
Su Miao said, "If his yard can be as clean and easy to maintain as Grandpa Zheng's, then nine thousand is still worth considering. I don't know if you noticed just now, but his yard has been occupied for a long time, there are many people living there, there are a lot of clutter, it's not very tidy, there's even a tree, and the house hasn't been renovated in recent years like the Zheng family's.
Overall, the courtyard is much worse protected than the Zheng family's. At nine thousand, I don't think it's a good deal. If they're willing to lower it to eighty-five thousand, I can reluctantly accept it in order to expand the workshop."
After returning home, the father and daughter sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air and continued to discuss the Li family's sale of the house.
Su Yuanzheng said, "Based on the way they're bidding, it seems like each company is considering its own interests. It can't be compared to buying the entire yard, so it's probably going to be difficult to lower the price."
Su Miao thought about it carefully and came up with an idea: "That's not necessarily true, Dad. Grandpa Li said he wanted to sell the house and buy a collective housing. As far as I know, most collective housing requires registration and payment when planning and building.
Even if it’s not a one-time full payment, there’s no mention of paying after the house is built, but there is a situation…”
"What's going on?"
"When the company was preparing to build the collective housing, Grandpa Li's family didn't have that much conflict. They felt they had no housing problems, so they didn't sign up. Now that the collective housing is complete, their conflict has become more pronounced, and they want to buy the extra units built by the company."
Su Yuanzheng asked doubtfully, "But doesn't the company build houses based on the number of households that have signed up? How could they have built more?"
"The building's framework is there, and sometimes not all the families who register will live there, and sometimes an extra floor will be added. These extra houses will be opened up again to employees who did not register before.
Often, the leaders have already booked all the positions before they even reach the employee level, so these spots are very popular. I guess Grandpa Li’s family will be in trouble for a long time.”
Su Miao only discussed the living environment of the collective housing with her father, and there were some hidden issues that she did not mention.
Since the 1980s, the top authorities have begun to explore and develop ways to raise funds for housing construction.
With the acceleration of urbanization, the demand for housing is increasing rapidly, but the government's housing construction capacity is relatively insufficient. Therefore, the government encourages and supports units and individuals to jointly invest in housing construction.
It is said that the unit and individuals jointly contribute funds, but in fact it is jointly borne by the government, the unit and the individual. Individual employees can contribute full or partial funds according to the housing price, and the government and relevant departments will give partial exemptions and reductions in land use, credit, building materials supply, taxes and fees.
Now most employees will choose the method with the least investment, which raises the issue of ownership of the housing built with collective funds.
Generally speaking, it is determined according to the investment ratio. If an individual invests the full amount of the house price, he or she will own all the property rights. If an individual invests partially, he or she will own partial property rights.
And this is just the house. The construction land still belongs to the unit and the government. Most collectively-funded houses do not have property certificates at this time.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, there was a wave of certificate application boom, and employees could obtain real estate certificates by paying a portion of the fees.
But not everyone could get it, because at that time some enterprises and units had undergone rectification and merger, which was equivalent to the original units no longer existing, and the land use rights were taken back by the state. Many people went to multiple departments but still couldn't get the certificate.
The subsequent impact of not having a certificate is that in ten or twenty years, the houses here will be old and not so comfortable to live in. When you want to sell the collective housing and buy commercial housing, you will find that it will be difficult to sell without a real estate certificate!
By that time, urban land will have become very valuable, and it will be basically impossible to get a certificate for a small amount of money. The higher-ups are also waiting to demolish the old houses and sell the land.
Of course, this is just an isolated phenomenon, and most problems with collective housing can be solved.
Moreover, the real estate plots raised by units at this time will definitely be the city center in the future. Whether they are compensated with money or houses after demolition, they will not lose money.
What is truly noteworthy is that the emergence of collective housing is a reflection of the change in the system where housing construction is undertaken by the state and units. This is also the reason why Su Miao wants to go to Beijing to buy a courtyard house.
Although she unfortunately only lived to 97 in her previous life, the trend of rising housing prices can be seen from all aspects.
Not to mention the financial crisis and skyrocketing housing prices in Hong Kong, urbanization is accompanied by an increase in housing demand. The housing allocation system has been abolished and everyone can only buy their own houses. Demand has increased and housing prices have also increased.
One of her college roommates in her previous life was a native of Beijing and came from a wealthy family. The year she graduated, her family bought her a courtyard house in Dongcheng.
At that time, she went to drink new wine and learned from the conversation that the total price of this courtyard house was 600,000.
She had consulted Aunt Ye before. In that area, a courtyard house of similar size now costs only 30,000 yuan. In ten years, the difference is twenty times. She feels that this is just the beginning.
The matter of selling the house really caused an uproar in the Li family, bringing the contradictions that had been deliberately concealed before to the surface.
The next day, when Sister Hui came over for dinner, she said, "After you went back yesterday, there was a big meeting at Grandpa Li's house that night. It was so noisy that it didn't quiet down until after 11 o'clock.
Just now when I went out, I heard my two sisters-in-law arguing again. They were arguing fiercely, while the others were silent.
Oh my god, these are two brothers who are in conflict. Why don’t they just argue directly? Why do they send their wives to fight?
Su Yuanzheng frowned and said, "Don't they have two children at home? They are only five or six years old. They must be scared after hearing such a quarrel."
Su Hui said, "The two kids are used to it. Uncle, you don't live over there. If you did, you'd hear them bickering all the time. But it's rare for them to have a fight this serious. They used to just be sarcastic, but now they're even using foul language. It's completely a fight."
Su Miao guessed, "It's probably because of the housing issue. The company's quota is in high demand, and if we can't pay the price, we probably won't be able to buy it later. We're buying the entire compound, but their houses are sold separately. If no one is willing to lower their price, then no one will be able to sell. How can we not quarrel? After all, no one wants to suffer a loss."
Su Hui found out that the two of them went to Li's house to look at houses last night, and after returning, she turned into a scout again.
But this time she didn't have to hide by the wall, because their quarrel was so loud that she could hear it clearly in the yard.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
