Peking University professor Yao Yang is hotly discussing real estate, and netizens don't buy it
July 8th.
At the summer forum of the 2024 NetEase Economists Annual Conference, Yao Yang, a distinguished professor of liberal arts at Peking University, made remarks that aroused widespread attention and heated discussions among netizens.
He offered a unique insight into the question of whether there is a surplus of houses in China, and emphasized that the population in rural areas should be transferred to cities in order to make full use of urban resources.
As soon as this idea was raised, it immediately set off a wave of discussion on the Internet.
Professor Yao Yang pointed out at the forum that the current situation of housing in China is not a simple surplus, but a structural problem.
He opposes judging supply and demand in China's real estate market on averages, arguing that this is too simplistic.
He further explained that there is a real shortage of houses in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, while there are a large number of vacant houses in the vast rural areas.
This geographical imbalance makes simple averages incapable of truly reflecting the actual state of the market.
Professor Yao Yang's views have aroused strong reactions from netizens.
Some netizens believe that his views are forward-looking, believing that with the acceleration of urbanization, the transfer of rural population to cities is the general trend, and the potential of the urban real estate market is still huge.
However, many netizens expressed dissatisfaction with this, believing that Professor Yao Yang ignored the actual situation in rural areas and simplified the problem.
In this regard, netizens have expressed their views and opinions.
Some people think that Professor Yao Yang's view is too idealistic, ignoring the difficulties faced by the migration of rural people to cities, such as employment, education, medical care, etc.
At the same time, it has also been pointed out that vacant houses in rural areas are not completely useless, but can be renovated and used to inject new vitality into the local economy.
For Professor Yao Yang's view, we might as well think about it from multiple perspectives.
Urbanization is indeed an important trend in China's current social development, but in this process, we need to pay more attention to the development of rural areas and the well-being of farmers.
In particular, what can peasants who don't have much money do if they leave their land and go to the city?
This is a basic livelihood issue that we have to think about.
You can't talk about it in order to sell your house.
In addition, there are indeed regional differences in the relationship between supply and demand in the real estate market, and we need to formulate corresponding policies and measures according to the actual situation in different regions.
Of course, we also need to realize that solving the problems of the real estate market is not an overnight thing, and it requires the joint efforts of enterprises and all sectors of society to achieve the healthy and stable development of the real estate market.
Nowadays, the real estate market in mainland China is showing a sluggish phenomenon, especially after the accidents of Evergrande and other companies.
Make real estate in the mainland more controversial.
And I have to say that the reason why people don't buy a house is also closely related to their income, in the case that everyone has no job and no stable income, it may not be a little whimsical to talk about buying a house.
Some people who have already bought a house can maintain a continuous supply, and they are already a Buddha, and other people who have not bought a house should also consider rationally and enter the pit carefully.
Avoid getting bogged down in mortgages.
In short, Professor Yao Yang's remarks at the forum sparked extensive discussions and reflections.
For the problems of the real estate market, we need to maintain an objective and rational attitude, analyze and discuss from multiple angles, in order to find an effective way to solve the problem.
And you can't just rely on a hot brain and use identity endorsement to fool ordinary people to pay the bill.
What do you think about this?