North Korea House Price Rankings! Are you going to North Korea to speculate in real estate during the reform and opening up?朝鲜房价排行榜！改革开放你要去朝鲜炒房吗？

 North Korea will concentrate all its efforts on economic development and improvement of people's living standards. This shows that North Korea will reform and open up! The Chinese who are most familiar with the reform and opening up will flood into North Korea in large numbers. Are you impatient to buy a house on the second ring road in Pyongyang?

Pyongyang aerial photography

Today, if there is a way, I will take you to talk about housing prices in various parts of North Korea!

In fact, Reuters reported three years ago that North Korea is one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the world. Ten years ago, a few thousand dollars could buy a house in Pyongyang, while in other provinces, a house cost only a few hundred dollars. But that is long gone. Although real estate transactions are informal and statistics are missing, it seems that real estate prices have increased tenfold during this time.

Currently, buying a home in North Korea is illegal, but the phenomenon is becoming more common and sophisticated. The North Korean government theoretically controls all property in the country, but an increasing proportion of North Koreans are buying houses to live in instead of waiting for the government to allocate them, the survey said. With North Korea officially launching reform and opening up, housing marketization is bound to be just around the corner. Even if North Korea does not start housing marketization in the short term, commercial real estate development such as commercial apartments and shopping malls suitable for tourism and rental will emerge immediately.

When investing in real estate in North Korea, choosing a suitable city is more important than anything else. In view of North Korea's low economic strength and high level of urbanization, there are not many cities that can be included in the selection range. More promising cities include the following: Pyongyang, Nampo, Kaesong, Chongjin, Sinuiju and Rason.

Pyongyang is the well-deserved dominant city in North Korea. Most of the surrounding areas of the city are plains to hills, and it can easily expand two to three times in size. Coupled with Pyongyang's strong industrial base, it has huge industrial advantages. Just from the perspective of economic development potential, investing in Pyongyang is a good choice.

Due to the large urban area of Pyongyang and the relative scarcity of high-quality real estate resources, the gap in housing prices is also large. Lee Yun-keol, a biologist who left North Korea in 2005, said one of his apartments in Pyongyang is now worth $100,000, 15 times what he paid for it 10 years ago. At present, a villa in Pyongyang is worth about 200,000 US dollars, and can be sold for 8,000 US dollars per square meter. However, the price of apartments in the center of Pyongyang is relatively normal at present, ranging from RMB 5,000-8,000 per square meter.

Nampo is located at the mouth of the Taedong River, the most important river in North Korea. It has always played the role of Pyongyang's maritime gateway during the Japanese occupation. Comparing China, it is like Tianjin is to Beijing and Shanghai is to Nanjing. Since it was once a supply base for the Imperial Japanese Navy, the manufacturing base here is solid and the infrastructure construction is relatively complete. It's just that North Korea's inward-looking economy has completely underutilized the port.

In the era of reform and opening up, Nampo's attributes of docking with South Korea and China will be extremely obvious, and these two countries are the main targets of North Korea's foreign trade after the Kim Jong Il era. It is just around the corner that Nampo Port will return to the top three ports on the Korean Peninsula.

Due to its close proximity to Pyongyang and relatively few real estate resources, the apartment price is also close to that of Pyongyang, which can reach 3500-6000 RMB/㎡.

Sinuiju, which is adjacent to China, is the most commercially developed area in North Korea as an outpost commercial service base for transshipment of Chinese materials into North Korea. As the black market for house sales in North Korea is gradually expanding, the Korea Daily reported in 2014 that the economically developed Sinuiju region has gradually replaced Pyongyang as the region with the most expensive houses on average. At present, in Sinuiju, the average house price exceeds 5,000 yuan, and the transaction price of a luxury apartment for a family of four can even reach 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. dollars. This price is already similar to that in Dandong, China, on the other side of the Yalu River.

Kaesong, the full name of Kaesong Special City (Kaesong). Kaesong Special City is a part of the Kaesong Industrial Zone, similar to the special economic zone established in Shenzhen, allowing investors from South Korea and all over the world to set up factories, and has become an emerging light industry center in East Asia and North Korea. Kaesong is separated from South Korea by the 38th parallel. It is the second largest city in North Korea after the capital, Pyongyang, and its economic strength is the strongest in North Korea. However, because the city of Kaesong is rich and the housing area distributed by the state is sufficient, the real estate market in Kaesong is not developed. At present, housing prices in Kaesong are only about 2300-4000 RMB.

According to a 2015 report by South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo, a labor house in Chongjin costs US$5,000. After being renovated by a contractor, it can be sold for US$50,000 to the privileged class who can’t wait to improve their living conditions. The difference is ten times the price. Heart-pounding. But this does not represent the housing prices in Chongjin as a whole. As Chongjin, which is close to the two provinces of Jiji and Heibei, and relies on the coast, it seems that after the reform and opening up, the emergence of large-scale shipping organizations and related businesses serving them will be indispensable. The arrival of these service personnel will continue to give birth to new service industries and promote Land prices rise. However, the problem is the same as that of Rason. It is not far from the nuclear test site, and North Korea's official policy is not stable. Currently, most properties in Chongjin and Rason are priced at less than RMB 1,000.

At present, in North Korea, the house is the least thing that young people need to worry about. As long as they get married, the man can apply to the government for real estate. Generally speaking, the houses that newlyweds can get are two bedrooms and one living room, and they can ask for a larger house after they have multiple children.

However, these houses only have the right of residence and no ownership. Moreover, even ignoring the housing shortage of 1.5 million units nationwide (that is to say, nearly 10% of the people do not receive free housing), the current quality of housing in North Korea is quite worrying. Moreover, except for a few big cities such as Pyongyang, these houses have never been repaired by the state since they were built. It is an open secret that houses across North Korea are dilapidated due to the lack of property rights and the lack of motivation for the residents to repair them. It can be seen that after North Korea's reform and opening up, the real estate industry has great development prospects and appreciation space.

Exploring North Korea's fourth largest city, how high are the local housing prices?

Sinuiju is the fourth largest city in North Korea and the capital of North Pyongan Province in North Korea. It is equivalent to an important provincial capital city in my country. Many people are familiar with Sinuiju, because this city is across the river from Dandong in my country. Standing in Dandong, you can see Sinuiju. Because it is close to China, Sinuiju is an important business center in North Korea, with well-developed business services and convenient transportation. Sinuiju is also an important light industrial base in North Korea.

Now many tourists like to take a one-day tour to Sinuiju, because it is very convenient to travel to Sinuiju without a visa. Depart for Sinuiju in the morning and return home in the evening. Although it is the fourth largest city in North Korea, there is still a big gap between the urban construction of Sinuiju and Dandong. Starting from Dandong to Sinuiju, you will instantly feel that you have stepped back in time, as if you have entered an old county town in the 1970s and 1980s from a modern city.

Everyone knows that housing prices in our country are high. Dandong, which is across the river from Sinuiju, has housing prices of 6,000 to 7,000 square meters. So, what about the housing prices in Sinuiju? North Korea distributes housing for free, strictly speaking, buying and selling houses is prohibited.

Although blatant buying and selling of houses in North Korea is rare, for some wealthy people, privately buying high-end apartments has become very common. Rich people in Sinuiju, North Korea, are not satisfied with living in allocated houses. They will spend a lot of money to buy an apartment they like.

Housing prices in Sinuiju are not cheap. An apartment in Sinuiju is about 5,000 yuan per flat. Rich people in North Korea are keen to buy large-scale houses, and the area of the houses is often more than 100 square meters. Therefore, to buy an apartment in Sinuiju, North Korea, it costs about 500,000 to 1 million yuan. This price is not much different from Dandong. Of course, very few people buy houses in North Korea. Even if ordinary people don’t buy houses, they still have places to live.

Walking on the streets of Sinuiju, you can see a lot of old residential buildings on both sides of the road. These houses are allocated free of charge. For ordinary people, they don't think about buying a house, and they are already satisfied with living in the old allocated houses. Houses in North Korea are generally not sold to foreigners, so no one goes to North Korea to speculate in real estate.

朝鲜将集中全部力量发展经济，提高人民生活水平。这表明朝鲜将改革开放了！对于改革开放最熟悉的中国人将大批量涌入朝鲜，你是不是也迫不及待地想去平壤二环买房了。

平壤航拍照

今天，有路就带你去谈谈朝鲜各地的房价！

其实，路透社早在三年前就报道：朝鲜是世界上增长最快的房地产市场之一。10年前,几千美元就能在平壤买到一套房子,而在外省,一栋房子也仅需数百美元。但这早已是过眼烟云了。尽管不动产交易都是非正式的,且统计缺失,但似乎,这段时间里不动产价格已经上涨了10倍。

目前，在朝鲜买房是非法的，但这一现象正变得越来越普遍和复杂。调查表示，朝鲜政府理论上控制着该国的所有财产，但朝鲜人买房自住的比例越来越高，而不是等着政府分房。而随着朝鲜正式启动改革开放，住房市场化必将指日可待，即便短期内朝鲜未启动住房市场化，适合旅游租住的商业公寓、商场等商业地产开发也将即刻应运而生。

去朝鲜投资房产，选择一座合适的城市比什么都更优先。鉴于朝鲜低下的经济实力和城市化水平的虚高，能够被纳入选择范围的城市其实并不多。比较有前景的城市包括如下几个：平壤、南浦、开城、清津、新义州和罗先。

平壤是朝鲜当之无愧的一城独大，这座城市周边多为平原至丘陵带，很轻松就能向外拓展两到三倍的面积。再加上平壤雄厚的工业基础，拥有巨大的产业优势。仅仅从经济发展潜力的角度，投资平壤是不错的选择。

由于平壤城市面积大，而且优质房产资源相对稀缺，所以房价差距也大。2005年离开朝鲜的生物学家Lee Yun-keol表示，他在平壤的一套公寓如今价值10万美元，是10年前购买价格的15倍。目前，一套平壤的别墅大概价值20万美元，可以卖到8000美元/㎡的价格。不过，目前平壤市中心的公寓价格相对正常，价格在5000-8000人民币/㎡不等。

南浦位于朝鲜最重要的河流大同河的入海口处，在日据时期就一直扮演着平壤海上门户的角色。比照中国来看，一如天津之于北京、上海之于南京。由于曾经是日本帝国海军的补给基地，这里的制造业基础雄厚，基础设施建设也比较完善。只是因为朝鲜内向型的经济而完全没有利用好这座港口。

在改革开放的时代，南浦对接韩国和中国的属性会极为明显，而这两个国家正是金正日时代之后朝鲜外贸的主要对象。南浦港重回朝鲜半岛前三大港口指日可待。

由于其紧邻平壤，加上房产资源相对较少，公寓价格也与平壤接近，能够达到3500—6000人民币/㎡。

而作为紧邻着中国的新义州，作为中国物资转运入朝鲜的前哨商业服务基地，是朝鲜商业最为发达的地区。由于朝鲜的房屋买卖黑市正在逐渐扩大，2014年韩国日报就曾报道过经济发达的新义州地区已经逐渐取代平壤成为房屋均价最贵的地区。目前，在新义州，房屋均价超过5000元人民币，一间四口之家生活的豪华公寓交易价更是能够达到6—7万美元。这一价格已经与鸭绿江对岸的中国丹东房价相近。

开城，全称开城特级市（Kaesong）。开城特级市是开城工业地区的一部份，类似在深圳设立的经济特区，容许来自韩国及世界各地投资者开设工厂，成为了东亚地区及朝鲜的新兴轻工业中心。开城通过三八线与韩国分割开来，仅次于首都平壤的朝鲜第二大城市，其经济实力在朝鲜是最强的一个城市。不过，由于开城城市富裕，国家分发的住房面积也够用，所以房产市场在开城并不发达。目前，开城房价大约只有2300—4000人民币。

在韩国《中央日报》2015年的报道中，一套清津的劳工房售价5000美元，经过承包商的装修，就能以50000美元的价格脱手给迫不及待改善生活状态的特权阶级，十倍差价令人怦然心动。但是这并不能代表整个清津的房价。作为紧邻吉黑两省，又依靠着海岸的清津，看似在改革开放后少不了大型航运机构和为其服务的相关商业的出现，而这些服务人员的到来会持续催生新的服务业，推动地价上升。但是，问题则与罗先一样，这里距离核试验场也并不遥远，且朝鲜的官方政策又不太稳定。目前，清津和罗先大部分房产价格不足1000元人民币。

目前，在朝鲜，房子是最不需要年轻人担心的东西，只要结婚就可以由男方向政府申请房产。一般来说，新婚夫妇能够获得的房子为两室一厅，有了多个孩子以后还可以要求换大。

但是，这些房子只有居住权，没有所有权。而且，即使忽略全国150万套的住房短缺（也就是说有将近10%的人民没有分到免费住房），朝鲜目前全国的房屋质量水平也相当堪忧。而且，除了平壤等几个大城市外，这些房屋自从建成之后就再也没有得到国家的修缮。由于没有产权，住户也缺乏修缮的动力，朝鲜各地的民房破败是一个公开的秘密。可见，在朝鲜改革开放后，房地产行业有多大的发展前景与升值空间。

探秘朝鲜朝鲜第四大城市，当地房价有多高？

新义州是朝鲜第四大城市，是朝鲜平安北道首府，地位相当于我国重要的省会城市。很多人对新义州比较熟悉，因为这座城市和我国丹东隔江相望。站在丹东便能望见新义州。因为紧邻中国，新义州是朝鲜重要的商贸中心，商业服务非常发达，交通非常便利。新义州也是朝鲜重要的轻工业基地。

现在很多游客喜欢参加新义州一日游，因为到新义州旅游，不需要办理签证，非常便捷。早上出发去新义州，晚上就可以回国。虽是朝鲜第四大城市，新义州城市建设和丹东相比较还是存在很大差距的。从丹东出发前往新义州，瞬间会觉得时光倒流了，好像从一个现代化的城市，走进了七八十年代的老县城。

大家都知道我国房价高，和新义州一江之隔的丹东，房价达到了六七千一平。那么，新义州的房价怎么样呢？朝鲜住房免费分配，严格意义上来说禁止房屋买卖。

虽然在朝鲜明目张胆买卖房屋很少，但对一些有钱人来说，私底下买高档公寓，已经非常普遍。朝鲜新义州有钱人，并不满足居住在分配的房子里，他们会花大价钱，买一套自己喜欢的公寓。

新义州的房价并不便宜，新义州的公寓五千元人民币左右一平。朝鲜有钱人热衷于买大户型房子，房子的面积往往在一百平以上。所以，在朝鲜新义州买一套公寓，大概需要五十万到一百万人民币。这样的价格和丹东相差不了多少。当然，朝鲜买房的人是极少数，普通百姓就算不买房，也有地方居住。

走在新义州街头，马路两旁能见到大量老旧的居民楼。这些房子都是免费分配，对普通百姓而言，他们不会想着买房，住在分配的老房子里，他们已经很满足。朝鲜的住房一般不对外国人出售，所以也没人到朝鲜炒房。