Four cities and counties in central Hainan continue to reduce "real estate dependence" and transform into new driving forces

The "tightest" purchase restrictions in history have lasted for more than two years. Four cities and counties in central Hainan continue to reduce their "real estate dependence" and shift to new momentum

China News Service, Hainan Wuzhishan, June 1st, titled: " The "strictest" purchase restrictions in history have lasted for more than two years. Four cities and counties in central Hainan continue to reduce their "real estate dependence" and shift to new momentum

Reporter Wang Xiaobin

Wuzhishan, Baoting and Qiongzhong are located in the central part of Hainan Island. The four cities and counties of Hainan Island, Baisha City and Baisha City are the ecological core areas of Hainan Island. For many years, real estate tax revenue has accounted for more than 50% of local public finance revenue. In April 2018, Hainan Zhuangshi implemented the "strictest in history" real estate purchase restriction policy, specifically stipulating that housing in the above four cities and counties can only be sold to households in the same city and county. Since the policy was implemented for more than two years, the four cities and counties have continued to weaken their “real estate dependence”.

In the urban area of ??Wuzhishan, the Nansheng River passes through the city in a "several" shape. In recent years, most of the newly built residential communities are located on both sides of the river. On Henan East Road, only two of the nine housing agencies on a 130-meter-long stretch of road facing the river are open: the roll-up rack at the door of one store displays a promotional poster for a property in a place in Yunnan, and the store is empty; at the other store, three or two clerks are chatting. . For a project in Linhe that opened in December last year, the huge marketing center was empty.

"Since the implementation of the 'strictest purchase restriction' policy, it has indeed brought heavy losses to real estate sales." Zhong Gang, deputy mayor of Wuzhishan City, said that in recent years, the construction of affordable housing has increased, and local residents have insufficient demand for home purchases. Qiang, "The main targets of our real estate sales are people from other provinces and cities in the colder areas of the north. The 'purchase restrictions' directly block the way for these people to buy houses."

Data provided by Zhong Gang show that the number of online registrations for commercial housing in Wuzhishan was 4,497 in 2017, and only 516 in 2019. The sales amount of commercial housing also dropped from 2108.2105 million yuan in 2017 to 271.0153 million yuan (RMB, the same below) in 2019.

Purchase restrictions have triggered a drop in transaction volume and prices in the property market, which is also evident in Baoting, known as the "Back Garden of Sanya". According to progress data released by the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, the sales area of ??Baoting houses reached 200,000 to 300,000 square meters in the two years before the purchase restriction, while last year's data was only 4,500 square meters. The county said that the year the strictest purchase restrictions were implemented, it effectively reduced the economy's dependence on real estate: in 2018, the proportion of real estate industry taxes in local general public fiscal revenue dropped from 45.2% in the previous year to 34.8%.

The four cities and counties of Qiongzhong, Baoting, Wuzhishan and Baisha have small economic aggregates and weak economic foundations. Strict restrictions on real estate purchases are equivalent to shutting down the main engine of local economic development. However, the GDP of these cities and counties has continued to grow in the past two years, and residents' disposable income has also maintained a relatively high growth rate. They have also successively removed themselves from the label of "poor counties".

How to "turn off the engine without slowing down"? In the context of Hainan's establishment of a free trade zone (port), it has vigorously launched projects and expanded investment, as well as advantageous industries such as efficient agriculture and tourism in tropical mountainous areas, providing new support for economic development.

Since November 2018, the above-mentioned four cities and counties, together with the entire province of Hainan, have held multiple free trade zone (port) centralized construction and signing activities, launching nearly a hundred large and small projects, involving ecological environment protection, The total investment in key industry development, infrastructure upgrading, people's livelihood and public services and other fields exceeds 5 billion yuan.

Because of the terrain and latitude, with the blessing of "tropical + mountainous areas", in recent years, specialty agricultural products such as Qiongzhong green orange, Baisha green tea, Baoting rambutan, and Wuzhishan black tea have become local business cards, attracting merchants and investors. Baisha County took advantage of the situation and launched the country's first all-area agricultural public brand "Baisha Good Food". Its series of products include Baisha tea, Baisha passion fruit, Baisha coffee, Baisha red orange, Baisha bamboo, Baisha brand sweet potato, Baisha mountain orchid rice, Baisha purple Yuhuai Mountain and others.

In terms of Hainan's "traditional" advantageous industry tourism, Baoting has actively integrated into the "Greater Sanya Tourism Economic Circle". Sandao Town, close to Sanya, has created the Betel Valley by relying on ethnic customs and tropical rainforest elements. and Yanoda are two national 5A-level scenic spots. Wuzhishan City, where the highest peak in Hainan is located, is stirring up regional tourism with cultural and tourism activities. In 2019, it held sports events such as the Water Triathlon Challenge and the Atuoling Hiking and Mountaineering Race, as well as the "March 3" Festival, the Early Spring Tea Mining Festival and many other sports events. Activity.

After weakening "real estate dependence", the existing real estate industry in the region plans to transform. The Rendishan Health Care Base project in Wuzhishan City is one of the cases undergoing transformation.

"It was originally developed as a health-preserving and residential real estate. It is now a membership-based, mutual-aid and mutual-aid health-preserving base serving customers across the country." Tang Qun, the sales manager of Rendishan Hotel, said that thanks to the "health-preserving and elderly care" plan that was formulated before the development "Positioning, after the property market purchases are restricted, the project can be adjusted quickly.

In this regard, Zhong Gang, deputy mayor of Wuzhishan City, said that the property market regulation policy has achieved the positioning of "housing for living, not speculation" in the city, and will continue to strictly implement the real estate regulation policy and continue to guide social investment From the real estate industry to develop into other industries. (End)