Yesterday, at the sales site of Taian Garden, when they called out number 3, it was discovered that the family ranked in the "top three" was actually not present. Subsequently, numbers 4 and 5 also did not show up. Why would these families with such high rankings, who had priority to select their housing units, give up on purchasing? It was understood that yesterday, 16 families did not show up to select a house in Taian Garden, and 4 families did not show up in Juede Huayuan.
Unable to afford the down payment, one could only reluctantly give up. "There's really no other way, so I didn't go to select a house," Mr. Wang said somewhat choked up, "It's too bad. Just talking about it now makes me feel like my heart is bleeding, tears can burst out at any time." Now, his family of three lives with his parents and younger brother's family in Huangpu District. The house is a unit from his father's workplace. Eight people live in a two-bedroom apartment of around 70 square meters. They have to convert the kitchen into a small room just to make it livable.
Was there someone who drove a car to buy a house? Among the highest-scoring families that gave up on the purchase, Mr. Zhao bought a 92-square-meter house in the first phase of Taian Garden.
In this group of families that gave up on the purchase, the highest score belongs to Mr. Wang with 111.5 points. He ranked third in Taian Garden but did not show up to select a house. Why was this? Mr. Wang helplessly said: "Because we are poor." Both he and his wife currently earn more than 2000 yuan per month. They also have to support their son's university education, making life very stressful. The main reason for not showing up at the scene this time was because Mr. Wang was worried about not being able to gather enough for the down payment within 15 working days.
The night before last, Mr. Zhao was so excited thinking about going to select a house the next morning that he almost didn't sleep all night. Finally, Mr. Zhao, who scored 111.5 points as the top scorer applying for Juede Huayuan, carefully signed his name behind apartment E1-2805. The house area is 92 square meters, with a monthly mortgage payment of over 1000 yuan. The down payment has been borrowed already, and the current family monthly income is more than 3000 yuan, which creates a lot of pressure. "But the whole family will tighten their belts, save some money, and continue to pay off the mortgage," he said. His nearly two-month roller coaster experience of buying a house finally came to a perfect end.
This period launched 112 sets of houses in Juede Huayuan, all of which were sold out. Yesterday, the first phase of affordable housing offered by Guangzhou this year officially began its selection process. Many citizens arrived an hour early to wait to buy a house. A total of 260 households were arranged for selection in Juede Huayuan and Taian Garden, with a total of 562 units available. In the end, 236 sets were sold, with 20 families not showing up to select a house. It was understood that Juede Huayuan sold out on the first day, but 4 families gave up on the purchase; Taian Garden will continue with subscriptions. Among the families that did not show up yesterday, 16 chose to wait for other batches of affordable housing that will be introduced later.
However, a phone call from the staff of Guangzhou Housing Security Office yesterday afternoon reignited a glimmer of hope for Mr. Wang's family. The staff informed Mr. Wang that although he did not go to the site this time, if he can gather enough money for the second phase, he can still purchase then.
According to relevant personnel from the Guangzhou Housing Security Office, these applicants did not completely give up due to economic reasons. Moreover, families that did not show up this period can still buy during the second phase of affordable housing sales. There will be 53 units available in the second phase, with scoring and ranking scheduled to take place on the 27th of this month. A total of 530 units will be introduced in the second phase. If the first phase units are not fully subscribed, the remaining units will be included in the second phase for sale together.
Taian Garden launched northwest-facing 04 two-bedroom and northeast-facing 05 three-bedroom units, both with areas of around 90 square meters.
Yesterday at Taian Garden, a woman driving a Toyota car appeared at the scene wearing a diamond ring. However, this person was not an applicant for affordable housing. She came because her sister, Ms. Yang, is disabled, so she drove them to the site to select a house. Ms. Yang suffers from polio leading to a second-level disability. Her current family monthly income is 3000 yuan, scoring 114 points, making her the second person to select a house in Taian Garden.