▲ Seoul's "Mirinae House" model home
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to supply an additional 17,500 "Mirinae House" units by 2030 to help stabilize housing for newlyweds, while lowering deposit burdens and easing barriers to homeownership.
Following the initial supply of Mirinae House units in July 2024, Seoul stated that it has provided a total of 7,108 units through August of this year, with plans to secure approximately 4,000 units annually moving forward.
Mirinae House is a Seoul housing policy designed to support newlyweds so they can reside long-term and stably while preparing for childbirth and homeownership.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visited the Jamsil Leel Mirinae House in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu today (the 1st) to inspect the residential facilities and discuss difficulties faced by resident newlyweds regarding childbirth, childcare, and the homeownership process.
Jamsil Leel is a complex consisting of 1,865 households, which includes 98 Mirinae House units and 100 long-term jeonse housing units. It is the first complex to apply Seoul's "installment deposit payment system" introduced last April.
Among the 98 Mirinae House units, 74 households (76%) applied for the installment payment system, enabling them to pay their housing deposits—totaling approximately 15.8 billion won—in installments rather than all at once upon moving in.
Across the entire city of Seoul, the city explained that 489 out of 533 Mirinae House contractors (92%) utilized the installment payment system between April and August, easing an initial deposit burden totaling 76.5 billion won.
The city is also overhauling its homeownership support system.
While the current priority purchase option is based on children born after the tenant recruitment public notice date, the city is reviewing a plan to include children born before moving in toward the child count.
Starting this year, children born before move-in are being recognized exclusively for households with four or more children.
A survey of Mirinae House residents showed that intentions to give birth increased following housing stabilization.
Among the 216 households that responded to the survey in January, 79 households (36.6%) gave birth after moving in, and 84.7% answered that they have future plans to have children.
During the meeting, opinions were shared that although residents initially thought of having only one child, they are now considering additional children after moving in.
However, residents also noted that due to recent rises in real estate prices, while Mirinae House has alleviated immediate housing instability, the long-term burden of purchasing a home remains significant.
Along with expanding the supply of Mirinae House, the city plans to lower the burden of childbirth and parenting by linking pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare support such as transportation expenses for pregnant women, postpartum care expenses, public childcare centers, and gap-care services.
Mayor Oh stated, "We will make the housing ladder even stronger so that newlyweds can raise children with peace of mind and dream of owning their own homes."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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