Yong Hye-in Criticized Real Estate Unearned Income... Purchased a House on the Same Day

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Confirmation hearings for ministerial nominees are scheduled to be held next week, but the date for Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in has not been set yet.

Reporter Jo Yoon-ha breaks down the real estate controversies surrounding nominee Yong.

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On April 20, 2021, when housing prices were soaring, incumbent lawmaker and current Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in took the podium for an interpellation session at the National Assembly.

She raised her voice, stating, "To soothe public anger caused by the failure of real estate policies, the government and the ruling party are showing moves to ease holding taxes and loan regulations," adding that "this will wide open the doors for real estate speculation."

She then made the following remarks:

[Yong Hye-in / Nominee for Gender Equality and Family Minister (April 2021): Solving this problem must begin with tackling real estate unearned income, rather than increasing the stakes for speculation.]

We reviewed the certified copy of the registry for a multi-family housing unit in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, purchased by nominee Yong that year.

The transaction date is April 20, which coincides with the day nominee Yong delivered her interpellation speech.

Nominee Yong purchased the multi-family housing unit for 245 million won and sold it less than a year later for 20 million won more than the purchase price.

Nominee Yong maintains that the purchase was for actual residential purposes, and she has been living in a rented home on a jeonse lease ever since.

Inquiries regarding whether she intends to resign from her proportional representation lawmaker position continued, but nominee Yong remained silent.

[Yong Hye-in / Nominee for Gender Equality and Family Minister: (Do you have any change in your stance on holding concurrent positions?) Thank you for your hard work.]

Four years ago, nominee Yong used the expression clinging to the position directed at the then-Minister of Gender Equality and Family.

[Yong Hye-in / Nominee for Gender Equality and Family Minister (October 2022): Madam Minister, earlier you stated that you would not answer regarding stepping down at the end. I think it is quite pathetic to see someone clinging to their position.]

The schedule for nominee Yong's confirmation hearing has not yet been finalized.

(Video Editing: Lee Seung-jin | VJ: Shin So-young)
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