Worker Daily News (Reporter Yang Zhaokui) The issue of the shared area of ​​commercial housing that has attracted much attention for many years has recently undergone new changes. Since December, Hengyang City in Hunan Province and Zhangjiakou City in Hebei Province have successively announced the "cancellation of public stalls" or gradually promoted the "cancellation of public stalls." In this regard, industry insiders pointed out that the elimination of shared areas means that in the future, "what you buy is what you get" will be achieved when purchasing houses, which will help reduce disputes caused by information asymmetry and promote further standardization of commercial housing sales.

The so-called shared area refers to the building area of ​​the common parts of the entire building that is shared among the property owners of the entire building. The “cancellation of public sharing” currently proposed in many places is mainly to “cancel public sharing” or “adjust to the calculation of the built-in area” in the housing sales process. On December 17, four departments in Zhangjiakou City jointly issued "Several Measures to Promote the Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market", proposing to gradually promote the "abolition of public stalls." Just a few days ago, Hengyang City also made it clear that starting from January 1, 2025, the sales of commercial housing in the city will be based on the built-in area of ​​the unit. In April and September this year, Zhaoqing City in Guangdong Province and Xiangtan City in Hunan Province also issued documents respectively to implement pricing promotion and sales based on the area of ​​​​the housing unit. Chongqing, on the other hand, has been pricing sales based on the built-in area since 2002.

For a long time, there have been problems such as lack of standards and chaotic management of public pool areas. Yan Yuejin, deputy director of Shanghai Yiju Real Estate Research Institute, pointed out that due to opaque accounting methods and vague contract terms, it is easy for home buyers to obtain a low final house rate. At the same time, disputes such as property fees and heating fee collection have also arisen. Damage the rights and interests of home buyers.

Zhang Bo, president of 58 Anjuke Research Institute, said that canceling the shared area means that "what you buy is what you get" when buying a house in the future. In addition, pricing based on the built-up area will also help to further enhance home-buying confidence, accelerate the release of rigid and improved home-buying demand, and help the real estate market stop falling and stabilize.

What impact will the “abolition of public sharing” have on the cost of purchasing a house and the cost of housing? Xu Yuejin, deputy director of research at the China Index Research Institute, said that trading based on building area or house area does not have much impact on the cost of home purchase. The total house price under the two algorithms should be similar, but the unit price will be different. In addition, the impact on housing costs is uncertain. At present, property fees and heating fees are mostly calculated based on the building area. If they are calculated based on the area inside the apartment, the unit price may increase accordingly.

“Pricing based on the area of ​​​​the apartment will help buyers understand the actual price more intuitively, help reduce disputes caused by information asymmetry, and promote further standardization of commercial housing sales. It is expected that more cities will follow suit. Relevant regulations for entering and exiting Taiwan," Xu Yuejin pointed out. At this stage, in addition to paying attention to whether to "cancel the common pool", we should also pay attention to the transparency of the shared area and the distribution of income, so that home buyers clearly know what shared areas are available, and have an understanding of the income generated from the shared area. Reasonable allocation among developers, property companies and owners.

In addition, Yan Yuejin proposed that when various localities promote the "abolition of public sharing", they must prevent it from becoming a gimmick for project marketing of real estate companies, and truly ensure the positive release of policy effects.