The increase in housing prices and rents cannot be solved with 2+1 and 3+1 houses! More studios or 1+1 residences should be built!
While the increases in housing prices and rental prices remain on the agenda, 1+0 and 1+1 proposals were made in housing. It was brought to the agenda that more studios or 1+1 residences should be built. Here are the details...
While the increases in housing prices and rental prices remain on the agenda, 1+0 and 1+1 proposals were made in housing. It was brought to the agenda that more studios or 1+1 residences should be built. Here are the details...
Recently, what has happened in the housing market is frequently on the agenda. According to the figures announced by TÜİK, an all-time October record was broken in housing sales in October.
Sabah Newspaper columnist Mevlüt Tezel wrote about the housing market in today's column. He pointed out that the frozen product market in Turkey has reached 5 billion liras, and that socio-economic factors such as the increased participation of housewives in business life and the increase in the number of individuals living alone are shown behind this growth.
Regarding the issue, Tezel said, "I think the most important reason is that the number of single-person households in our country has increased by 77.2 percent in the last 10 years, reaching approximately 5.2 million in 2023. It can be said that those living alone generally meet their nutritional needs with frozen products."
NOW HOUSES ARE 28.5 SQUARE METERS AT THE SMALLEST SIZE
Sabah Newspaper columnist Mevlüt Tezel pointed out that 5.2 million people live alone due to many reasons such as the increase in divorces, young people postponing or not marrying marriage due to financial problems and careers, and the trend of individual life, and that one person will live in one in five houses in 2022. .
Most of the residences throughout Türkiye are 2 rooms and 1 living room or 3 rooms and 1 living room. Stating that in 2017, a ban was imposed on the construction of 1+0 studio residences in new buildings, following complaints that they did not appeal to family life and were used for purposes other than their intended purpose, Tezel said, "The smallest apartments are now built with 1 room and 1 living room, measuring 28.5 square meters."
Tezel underlined that the 'unintended use' discourse is illogical, and when considered with this logic, 3+1 flats are also used for purposes other than their intended purpose.
HOUSING PRICES AND RENTS WILL NOT DECREASE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2+1 AND 3+1 HOUSES
Mevlüt Tezel emphasized that those who have money rent villas for purposes other than their intended purpose, and those who do not have money rent caravans for purposes other than their intended purpose. Tezel underlined that the data show that the number of people living alone will constantly increase.
"When we take into account the current housing prices and rent increases, it shows that more 1+1 or 1+0 houses need to be built," said Tezel, adding that it should not be forgotten that the energy costs of those living alone in large houses and the number of elderly people will constantly increase.
Tezel underlined that housing and rental prices cannot be reduced by building 2-bedroom, 1-living or 3-bedroom, 1-living room flats.
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