This Is REI's Explanation Of The Discourse On Apartments In Jakarta For Sale Of Rp. 200 Million

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JAKARTA - A number of developers in DKI Jakarta will sell apartments at a price starting at Rp. 200 million in the Jakarta area. The program is specifically for people with DKI Jakarta ID cards because they work with the DKI Jakarta Housing Agency.

Related to this, Deputy Chairperson of the DPP Real Estate Indonesia (REI) Bambang Ekajaya assessed that apartments are indeed one solution so that people, especially Gen Z, can own a house.

However, he said, the price of apartments in DKI Jakarta is already very high.

"It's just that the price of apartments, especially in big cities like Jakarta, right, the prices are relatively high, yes. Actually, the average is around 15 to 20 and over for the middle," said Bambang when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, August 12.

"Well, the price is indeed going to be difficult, yes, because Gen Z is currently also even though they work digitally, they may have an average income of up to Rp. 20 million, yes," he continued.

The program is intended for people with a responsibility income (MBT), which is a maximum income limit of IDR 14 million.

Thus, if Gen Z is in the MBT category, it will be charged a lot higher. First, subject to VAT of 10 percent until the transfer fee for the name is imposed at 5 percent.

"Meanwhile, low-income people (MBR), right, now it can be 0 percent. So, from the selling price only for the same product, if the label is MBR, it will be 15 percent cheaper than the MBT label, you know. That is, with the same loan, he will pay 15 percent more expensive," he said.

"This MBT should be able to be helped, because they are, right, you could say it is a kind of backbone for the current digital economy," he added.

Bambang said that the right solution was needed so that the DKI Jakarta Real Estate (REI) proposal could be carried out.

"Well, the solution will certainly be discussed what the shape will be. Whether the shape of the subsidy or MBT has a kind of privilege for Jakarta, for example, getting conveniences, interest rates do not enter the commercial interest rate, for example the interest rate is subsidy, but some subsidies, for example," explained Bambang.

"Bea Gets Land and Building Rights (BPHTB), for example, half of the 5 percent is enough, for example. With conditions like that, the price of the apartments he buys will decrease relatively. Then interest and so on if it can be helped, you know," he continued.

Even so, Bambang did not deny that this was still in process and took quite a long time.

"Indeed, it is being processed, but it does take time, yes. Because of that, right, not only selling, but also needing approval of assistance in terms of funding," he said.

"But, that doesn't mean that the apartment (price) suddenly fell like the price of an electric car. Suddenly it was dropped like that, it couldn't be like that either," he concluded.