Southwest of Yulin city, Shaanxi Province, about 20 km from the city centre south of the MU us desert, a modern residential stands alone in the desert. In the past four years, more than 2000 households residents living near Phoenix new years of savings in a Government subsidized housing community, wish to realize their housing dreams. Today, 23 of a residential building has been completed in the past two years, but due to the surrounding facilities lag and lack of infrastructure in the community, but simply reap the occupancy rate of less than 10%, like in the desert "island".
Community into a desert "island"
In the Phoenix Metro in the eyes of the owners, when the homes dreams are like a mirage in the desert, in the sunshine of prosperity to the local economy is very real, and when the winds of economic downturn, but all illusions vanished, back to reality.
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At noon on August 11, a reporter from South County, Yulin city, Yuyang district starting, along the broad road to the West for about 8 km and 13 km to the South, a high-rise residential area loomed over vast deserts covered by a low, drought-tolerant plants. Look around, in the view of the Office, except for the occasional whizzing cars, only patches of yellow and green, buildings like an isolated island in a sea, quiet and abrupt.
29 years old, Wang Yong (not his real name) looked out of the window to be community of color steel plate behind the North Gate, sighed deeply, "If you know 4 years ago was the result, I never buy such a disturbing set of House".
Wang Yong told reporters, before and after 2008, about 60 kilometers from the County, Yulin City Government of Hengshan County, at the junction of the County and district of Yulin city in the MU us desert, set up 6.8 square kilometers of tertiary services area aimed at promoting "Yu Heng integration" development.
In early 2011, Hengshan Government it affordable low-income housing community--Phoenix Metro location here, and a large number of promotional activities through the local media.
"Publicity was very large, are surrounded by schools, hospitals, shopping, needs all able to meet" his client recalled, when three service Park vision was so special. Compared to Hengshan County, from nearly more than 40 kilometers in Yulin city, coupled with affordable housing prices are a lot lower than other real estate, these conditions for the economy for working families in General is very tempting, "Although the House was built in the desert, but everyone is shouting at the three service Park came, as long as the facilities in place, the location is acceptable. "
However, from the Phoenix Metro housing starts in July 2013, owners are discovering, in addition to buying new homes are springing up in the desert outside that year in the communications planning facilities did not appear along with the community. Until December 2014, when the second phase of the community room, this situation was not improved.
Journalists from entering with 23 building, 2048 homes community found that, despite the final delivery date is over 1 year and 8 months, community within the second phase of a recession. Should have hardened roads are still dirt road; all around the surrounding buildings and at the end of the second phase of cell doors, building facades still bare gray blank wall; flowerbeds, underground parking garage entrances, stacked with all kinds of construction materials 7 high-rise residential, there are several lifts have not been put into use.
The entire area around, only a small supermarket and a small restaurant open community hanging end of the South side of the business has a brand of pharmacies, but locked the door.
"This is community support facilities, the developer says it has with the housing conditions", Wang Yong shook, "propaganda is not the way, other than the owner, no one mentioned the year of planning. "
Owners home dream
According to information provided by the local government, Phoenix, Hengshan town project started in August 2011, constructed in two phases. Among them, a project 776 housing in July 2013, housing conditions, owners of phase II 1272 homes delivered on December 30, 2014. As of April, first and second phases only 176 houses for the delivery procedures, only 96 of the actual stay, two owners of period rooms at only 9.
White ladies live on the 20th floor of building 2 is one of the 9 owners. White said that she was in November last year staying in the community, when chose here, one is because of the low price, and the other is sales propaganda facilities very attractive, "from kindergarten, primary school to University, hospitals all have, we feel sure of future development. "
"Community the situation now, we didn't expect", white said, one year from the delivery date has been in the past, when practically all propaganda facilities did not, "only a small supermarket, buy a noodles are difficult, not to mention education, medical care, recreation (facility). "
Although developers and local governments have decided that as early as when the community with the basic conditions, when nights outside the black death, white women think this is reality.
"First of all, municipal heat supply pipelines do not have access, heater is our first winter maintenance", although residential property in the heating period per month offering 1000 kWh of electricity to every household, "but even that was not enough." Second, the so-called "open water" is not the municipal tap water, but developers dig the extracted groundwater. Community sewage pipes are not connected to the developer, dig a septic tank in the desert, "now (sewage) line there, we are concerned that long would have an impact on groundwater. "More important is that the community phase II has not been connected to natural gas," Cook is a problem. Far away from the city, do not, who is willing to come here to live. "
White said the marriage room of the House she and her husband, is also the only couple of housing. The original purchase, both without purchase price real estate qualifications, finally bought it from others in the housing index.
"Regret, really regret now, (here) without any prospect whatsoever", Ms white shook his head helplessly. Now, the couple also to month for travel, "there's no way, if not moved to another rental, loan is also now rent your money well earned, cannot spend money at both ends, so I have to endure. "
White said another one or two years, these children will face problems in kindergarten, if the community does not change, they can only moved out, "there is no other way, think of it (the House) to live and work, now seems little hope. "
For the residential property owners with Wang Yong told reporters that purchased the residential people are not rich, popular idea was to take the Government to provide favourable terms for housing dream, "we do not have too high demands, fulfilment of the original content even if half can be considered to be a confession".
Thousands of owners foreclosure
Reporters learned from the community, since the summer of this year, local government district only a trip to the intercity bus to bus lines, traffic problems have been improved to a certain degree. May be affected by this, owners into two rooms at the Phoenix Metro increased to about 20 families, but relative to the second phase of community total amount of housing occupancy rates still under 1.6%.
Faced with these problems, compared to Ms Yu Bai's trial, more owners are making more "strong" response.
Xinhua learned from the Government of Hengshan, starting from June 2014, the Phoenix Metro area part owners of "price check" and other requirements. Subsequently, 542 owner refused to cooperate for mortgage, 526 have also stopped loans for mortgage owners.
District II, 19th floor, owner Liu told reporters, before and after January 2014, their developers in the community under the auspices of the mortgage-related formalities. In the following year, Mr Liu regular monthly payments, but he gradually found that "initially the Government promised the school didn't cover up, buses have not, we are looking for developers, the other is dragging its feet. "
In view of this situation, the end of 2014, Liu stopped mortgage repayments. "Is not money, but no hope", Liu said, if repayment eventually community facilities to improve the good, "if (matching) never built, early-payment and repayment has put 200,000, late payments plus interest to 400,000, for the average family, simply can't afford the risk. "
With Mr LAU, 16th floor owner Lee in the second period after you make the down payment, no mortgage formalities at all.
Mr Li said developers informed the owners when the loans, they did not conflict with the idea of, "I was material to the Bank loan, but do not know what reason did not go through. "Then he Developer's suggestion for a bank to reapply," in this process, under construction circumstances at that time, the second time to make, and definitely not up to the State propaganda before. "
In addition, Lee found that hot before cooling trend in the real estate markets of Yulin, a lot better location real estate has begun to cut prices, "but this neighborhood is low-income housing prices did not change compared with housing prices are not cheap. "
As Mr Leung said owners of mortgage formalities no, in order to pay the down payment on a House, live in small houses before you have sold. When handling the mortgage, Mr LEUNG for other reasons failed to pass the audit. Today, faced with the reality of the Phoenix Metro area, he even welcomed, "now is the Bank I do I don't do, vote for more pay more. "
Has been put before the House, stop the owners said that at present, they have no good idea, "can only be solved, developers in consultation with the Government." Of course, most would like to see is good community both inside and outside the environment as soon as possible.
Developer
Owners to save community caused by stop-tail works
As developer of the Phoenix Metro area, Dragon Alliance, Hengshan Wu Zhanpeng weiye real estate development limited liability company Executive Manager said in an interview, all residential December 30, 2014, all delivered in the community, the community of the low occupancy rate of, the economic downturn is the main reason.
Wu Zhanpeng, said Hengshan Government planning of tertiary services area of the Park during the great, "the Government hopes that a city with a population of 80,000, ' city '. "However, after 2013, the downward trend in the local highlights, area planning of schools, hospitals, public transportation and other facilities construction has been lagging. In the Phoenix Metro area before construction, the surrounding area was the local government planning, "but this is not tantamount to a commitment, at any time, developers and the Government does not specify schools, hospitals and other facilities when completed, in the case of comprehensive economic downturn, the construction does slow some of these facilities. "
In addition, the community's remote location and "House" there is one of the reasons. Wu Zhanpeng, said due to the local economy in recent years, not only around the Yulin area, Yulin city, even within the general decline in housing prices. As affordable housing in the Phoenix Metro area, not only the remote location, its price has already been restricted by the Government, therefore, cannot be adjusted with the local real estate market, "the developers ' profit margin is set at 8.43%, we have no say in the price, so for now, the community has almost no price advantage. "
Wu Zhanpeng said some owners stop after banks refuse loans to developers in order to avoid the risk, which led directly to the developer capital chain rupture, works within the community and therefore cannot be completed normally, but this does not affect the owner occupancy.
Wu Zhanpeng believes that for the present situation, and not with the developers fault, therefore should not be held responsible, "our houses the quality pass, has passed the contract stated in the ' limit commercial acceptance." Community Green has done well and timely delivery according to the contract, "but the owners have not received on time. "
Government of Hengshan
Planning without promised to speed up construction
The afternoon of August 12, Yokoyama, Yulin County party Committee propaganda department Deputy Minister for mines said in an interview with reporters, although the Phoenix Metro area is a Government limit affordable housing community, but adopted a market-oriented operation. Property for sale in the community before the campaign, the Government has not made any commitment to the owners, strictly speaking, the local Government did not even participate in advocacy work.
At that time, the Hengshan Government did reach cooperation with related companies, "the Government is only via the Internet and the news media initially released the news, followed by developers with this (message) did a very extensive publicity, this is business. "
In Hengshan Government issued by the Phoenix City mentioned in the description of the project, three service park planning and construction period for 2010-2022 years. Due to start within the Phoenix Metro area is a park for the first project, municipal facilities and public facility projects being implemented by phases of the project, there is a time difference between the two. Also mentioned in the note, under the influence of the overall situation, most owners still hold a wait-and-see attitude, creates community room rates, occupancy rates are lower. Meanwhile, enterprise owners closed, stopped lending, mortgage problems impact billions of Yuan funds unable to withdrawal, coupled with the current financing difficulties, forming a series of chain reactions, resulting in vision cannot be achieved in the short term.
Journalists from the Government of Hengshan County, learned that at present, the local Government has plans to build a medical clinic in the area around the Centre, otherwise a rural hospitals will soon set up district not far from the village. On the opening of the bus fare rising issues by Government subsidies, County Government officials said that this Government has the results, the situation does not appear due to subsidies affect fares in future.
In addition, with 9 classes of kindergarten and primary school can accommodate 24 classes will be put into use at the end of September this year; community under construction near Yulin College high school will begin in the autumn of 2017 admissions is expected to bring vitality to the area around the Yulin University construction projects have also received approval, the ongoing feasibility study.
Deputy Minister for mines, said the next step, the Government will actively coordinate developers docking with the gas supply companies and urge them as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring security for Phoenix City phase II owners connected to natural gas. Municipal water pipe lines and sewage treatment plants, thus accelerating the construction.
Deputy Minister of mines said in April this year, the local government in the Phoenix Metro area around planning a number of activities, the purpose of which is to improve the region's popularity index, "for now, (active) effects are gradually showing, the future cultural industrial park here, a wedding. "
Deputy Minister for mines said problems in Yulin Prefecture of Phoenix Metro is not the case. Around the year 2013 under the influence of economic conditions, slid sharply to the energy industry as the pillar of the local economy, which influence on real estate industry is quite large.
It is understood that the 2011 Phoenix Metro area has just opened, and more than 10 square kilometers in Yulin city development zone the best house price has risen to more than 10,000 yuan, and Phoenix Metro price was only about 3000, in the high-tech development zone, Yulin and lower compared to ordinary commercial housing residential 20% to 30%. Today, prices slashed in Yulin Prefecture, real estate prices are almost "cut".
"Phoenix Metro residential property owners the most fundamental aspirations, or hope that the House could cut", Deputy Minister for mines said, "because some owners have to pay a down payment, some (the owners) have not only paid a deposit".
However, given the nature of the Community Government's affordable housing, price demands unlikely to achieve.
Economics expert
Accelerating the transition or the local economic alternatives
According to a person familiar with the source, Phoenix Metro opened a hot scene, "2048 House, sign up for home buyers up to more than 8,000 households". But macroeconomic environment affected, starting from 2013, Yulin started down to the local economy, the real estate industry has been badly hit. Most intuitive result is price real estate everywhere, "three service areas in several projects has reached the intention nor before forming", which includes the owners are most concerned about education and health care projects. "This led directly to the owners do not want to receive room, and stop this relatively aggressive manner." The people familiar with the matter said, owners refuse to move into the area around the popular impact is very big, stop has a direct impact on subsequent construction of the developer community, "is bad for occupancy rates improved. "
In this regard, the Shanxi University of finance and a leading real estate economics expert, told Jinghua times, said in an interview, problems encountered in the Phoenix Metro area, and to some extent can be said to be a microcosm of the current economic situation on the ground. Under the influence of macro-economic situation and limited local government revenue, lack of investor confidence, leading to some new community appears unfinished, matching facilities lagged. Residential occupancy rate is directly related to the peripheral areas of popularity, and will affect the planning of the Government, and a judgement on the value of investments in the region, the construction speed and the surrounding facilities are closely related. Real estate in the area may have been caught in a vicious circle, "is like a vicious circle, owners, Government and developers in the circles around, who are not easy to find a breakthrough. " Yunnan family of seven in a year 4 people abducted
The experts said price real estate as a kind of social housing, the Government should play in behind a "backing" role. But in the environment of the economic downturn, owners, developers and Governments cannot be single-handedly solve all the problems, "maybe complement each step, is the most effective way to solve the problem. "
Yulin city's economic situation, the expert believes that, under the environment of the international coal market is in the doldrums, for the coal mining industry as the main pillar of the economy of the County, Yulin city, looking for new sources of economic growth should be a priority for local government work, is the only way out. Yulin supply side reform of local governments should seize the opportunity, make efforts to restructure local industrial structure, through innovation and transformation to promote sustainable development of the local economy, "but this probably can't work in a short time, often requires a long process. "
"Like Yulin such of resources rely on type of area, this Qian of special history period, through coal resources mining industry and simple of coal resources output, achieved has economic total of fast growth, but serious lack has high economic added value of industry", the experts said, this also led to has the area other aspects of economic compared weak, "even local Government has realized that has this problem, but to real achieved economic transformation is has must difficult of. "
