강남 '도곡렉슬' 45억 신고가 3개월 만에 40억 급매…강서구는 신고가 속출

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In Seoul's three Gangnam districts (강남, 서초 and 송파), even flats listed at several hundred million won below market as urgent sales are not finding buyers, while in 강서구 apartments keep changing hands at record prices. According to the property platform 아실, as of 16 September there were 11,654, 9,573 and 6,342 apartments listed for sale in 강남, 서초 and 송파, up 66%, 64% and 89.3% from 7,020, 5,837 and 3,351 at the start of the year. A 120㎡ (exclusive area) flat at 도곡렉슬 in 강남구 was put up as an urgent sale that day at 4 billion won. That is 500 million won below the record 4.5 billion won it set on 29 June, just three months earlier. In the opposite direction, a 39㎡ flat at 가양6단지 in 강서구 sold for 950 million won in both July and August this year, each a record, and 강서구 was also the district with the most record-high sales in Seoul in August, at 103. 우병탁, a specialist at Shinhan Bank's Premier Pathfinder unit, explained that the loan restrictions in place since last year are the biggest reason demand has fallen, and that the will to buy weakened further once the tax reform package signalled the government's intention to raise the tax burden on ultra-high-priced homes.