According to Khabaronline news agency, Khosro Mokhtari, Chairman of the National Housing Fund’s Board of Directors, referring to the prospects of the housing market, said: Despite the threats, the economic conditions of the country and the gap between the financial ability of the applicants and the finished price of the housing, there is still an accumulated demand in the housing market. Everywhere in the world, the existence of demand is one of the main reasons for investment, and this issue shows the necessity of investing in the housing sector from an economic point of view.
He added: Although the housing market may face some limitations and challenges in the short term, considering the economic components, the demand capacity and the necessity of investment in this sector, we can imagine a suitable future for the housing economy and the production of residential units. Of course, the realization of this vision requires institution building, development of construction and special attention to worn-out tissues.
Sanction has no effect on housing production
According to Mokhtari, one of the characteristics of the housing sector is its low dependence on imports, and for this reason, the effect of sanctions on housing production is not noticeable. On the other hand, the accumulated demand and the available capacities for investment, along with the stability and continuity of the projects, can provide a good basis for the future of the economy and housing production.
Referring to the capacities of worn-out structures for housing production, the head of the National Housing Fund said: “worn-out structures have a significant capacity for loading and development, and supporting institutionalization and development in these areas can help the development of housing production.” Also, based on the resolution that will be implemented from this year, for license plates without buildings in the cities, the mechanism of receiving fees from the municipalities is foreseen, which can provide more mobility in construction and balance the market by dealing with the hoarding of land and real estate.
He reminded: This year, the opening program of the projects that started in the past is on the agenda of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development. The National Housing Fund also takes measures to provide resources in accordance with the requests received and declared needs; Because the approach of the fund should be based on the effectiveness of resources and responding to the real needs of applicants. The payment of resources to applicants and eligible projects is done based on the information registered in the integrated housing information system and theme system. In this context, arrangements have been made to continuously monitor the process of implementing projects and delivering residential units.
We will definitely deliver national housing with branches and infrastructure
Mokhtari said: Our emphasis is that the national housing units must have usable branches and services when they are delivered. For this purpose, the monitoring of the projects that are on the threshold of delivery is being done in cooperation with the provincial colleagues, and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development is also personally supervising this issue.
The chairman of the National Housing Fund’s executive board said about the resources allocated to provide the infrastructure of residential projects: so far, about 36 thousand billion tomans have been injected by the fund to provide the facilities and infrastructure of these projects. Based on the division of the work done, the provision of resources for this sector was the responsibility of the National Housing Fund, the Ministry of Energy and service companies, and the share of each sector was determined to be one-third.
Mokhtari added: The National Housing Fund has fully secured its share; In other words, resources equivalent to about three times the share of the fund should have been provided by other responsible institutions, but in some areas, due to limited resources, these obligations have not been fully fulfilled. Due to the importance of the issue and considering that the target community of these projects are the people, the fund has tried not to delay the provision of infrastructure and in some cases use its resources to advance matters so that the process of preparing and delivering residential units does not stop.
Fund’s support for the opening of 130,000 residential units this year
The Chairman of the Executive Board of the National Housing Fund stated regarding this year’s programs of this fund: within the framework of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s program of opening residential units, the fund is ready to support 130 thousand units and will act according to the available resources and facilities and based on the requests received. The fund is not an institution that distributes resources equally regardless of real needs and demands; Rather, it tries to provide effective and appropriate support to the needs of the applicants. In this direction, the information of the integrated housing system of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is the basis of action.
Mokhtari said another approach of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development in the last two years is synchronizing the completion of buildings with the provision of infrastructure and branches and said: One of the annoying problems for the applicants was that the building was coming to an end; But its branches and infrastructure services were not ready. In order to solve this problem, with the synergy between different and cross-departmental agencies active in the field of housing, measures have been taken so that the status of the projects is checked on a weekly basis and with the personal follow-up of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and the unit that is delivered has branches and usability.
The head of the National Housing Fund stated: Today, in the field of mechanical facilities and production of building materials, we have significant capacities and we are even able to compete at the global level. While some neighboring countries are importing these products. A mechanism must be provided so that these capacities can serve the needs of our society first.
Mokhtari said regarding the legal capacity to organize and direct the housing production: the law on the jump in housing production has provided a suitable platform for this issue. The National Housing Fund as an institution for aggregating resources and the Supreme Housing Council as an institution for coordinating the devices and effective factors in this sector can direct the flow of the economy and housing production. In this regard, the approvals of the Supreme Housing Council can also provide the basis for strengthening this approach.
Allocation of 1,000 billion tomans for the temporary accommodation of war victims
He further pointed to the actions of the fund to support the victims of enemy attacks in war conditions and noted: On April 3rd of this year, in a meeting to decide on the reconstruction of houses damaged by attacks, allocating resources to this issue was on the agenda. Based on this, 1,000 billion Tomans from the fund’s resources were allocated to provide housing deposits for people who temporarily needed housing, and 300 billion Tomans were allocated to the Housing Foundation for the reconstruction of damaged units that could be rebuilt and resettled.
The head of the National Housing Fund Executive Committee stated: Wherever the fund feels there is an urgent need in the housing sector, it is ready to allocate its resources to this area with the highest effectiveness and efficiency. Of course, the fund implements the approvals of the Supreme Housing Council and submits its proposals through the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development for planning in this council.
Mokhtari also announced the allocation of 2.5 billion tomans for the housing of the underprivileged this year and said: For the first time, 2.5 thousand billion tomans have been allocated for the housing of the underprivileged this year. The agreement of this credit has been exchanged with the program and budget organization and the fund is in the process of receiving resources from the treasury. This credit is allocated under the management of the deputy housing affairs of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, between the Imam Khomeini (RA) Relief Committee and the Welfare Organization for the provision of housing for the deprived and vulnerable groups, part of which will be paid in the form of grants and the other part will be paid mainly in the form of Qarz-ul-Hasna facilities.
Referring to the limited resources of the National Housing Fund, he said: the fund does not have independent economic activity and income generation, and its resources are provided from taxes, return of installments of facilities paid and 14 predicted sources.
The construction cost has reached 80 million tomans per meter
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Fund stated: The balance between the financial capacity of the applicants and the total cost of housing construction has been lost. So that the cost of building housing in the highest conditions reaches about 80 million tomans per meter. To improve the conditions of the housing market, it is necessary to see all issues and challenges in a comprehensive and integrated plan. The improvement of the conditions compared to the past will be possible mainly through the activity of the private sector, the development of professional production and the creation of a competitive environment.
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