{"id":104308,"date":"2024-12-14T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T13:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/municipality-has-built-houses-to-get-new-residents-loses-1-6-million-per-home-sold-news-nordland\/"},"modified":"2024-12-14T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T13:55:58","slug":"municipality-has-built-houses-to-get-new-residents-loses-1-6-million-per-home-sold-news-nordland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/municipality-has-built-houses-to-get-new-residents-loses-1-6-million-per-home-sold-news-nordland\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipality has built houses to get new residents – loses 1.6 million per home sold – news Nordland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summary: Gildesk\u00e5l municipality has built and is selling new homes for 2.8 million each, 1.6 million below the construction cost, in an attempt to attract new residents. Mayor Bj\u00f8rn Magne Pedersen states that they are willing to take the loss in order to get new residents and prevent evictions. Head of planning and development in Gildesk\u00e5l municipality, Merethe Skille, says that even if they suffer a loss in the short term, they believe in the long-term effects. Mayor Pedersen is calling for better arrangements from the Housing Bank when the municipality builds homes for sale. Husbanken has several financial instruments that can contribute to the establishment of housing in district municipalities, but they do not have the schemes that Pedersen calls for. Two of the homes have recently been sold, and there is still an opportunity to buy the last home. (The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality-assured by news’s \u200b\u200bjournalists before publication) Mayor Bj\u00f8rn Magne Pedersen (H) admits that he was surprised when he heard what price the broker wanted to set for the three homes he has for sale: 2.8 million. That is NOK 1.6 million below the construction cost. – The brokers probably know best what it is possible to get, and we just have to deal with that, says Pedersen. Sandhorn\u00f8ya is perhaps not the first place people look up when they think of moving. But the island in Gildesk\u00e5l, which also has a bridge to the mainland, has its own qualities. The scenery is beautiful and the school, which is not in danger of closing down, is close by. The express boat pier is close by, and the express boat to Bod\u00f8 goes there. There are completely different and much higher house prices there. The mayor of Gildesk\u00e5l would rather have new residents than sell the homes for the building price. Photo: Per-Magne Steen \/ news It was Avisa Nordland that first wrote about the case. – Lose a million when you put the key in the house It is at V\u00e5g that Gildesk\u00e5l municipality has built four new homes, which they now want to sell. – We have heard for a long time that in the rural areas it is like that as soon as you put the key in the house, you have lost a million. Sir, it turns out that it is not just an imaginary thought, it is actually the reality, says Pedersen. And that doesn’t just apply in Gildesk\u00e5l. news has previously written about the district municipality of Hamar\u00f8y further north in Nordland, which has both jobs and enough labour, but no housing. This led to Ida Sagmo Arnesen and Gustav Halm\u00f8y having to live with their “in-laws” for months. Mayor Bj\u00f8rn Magne Pedersen is betting aggressively in a municipality that would otherwise deal with eviction. – It is an attempt to reverse evictions, he says. Photo: Privat Most alluring with new residents Merethe Skille is head of planning and development in Gildesk\u00e5l municipality, and has followed the construction process closely. She says that the municipality was warned that they could hardly expect to be reimbursed for the construction costs. Nevertheless, Skille was also surprised when the rate was on the table. – That is clearly the price the market is willing to pay. We will make a short-term loss, but we really believe in the long-term effects. We can get staff in our schools and kindergartens, and not least pupils. – Those who move in get an incredibly good home at a reasonable price, says manager of planning and development in Gildesk\u00e5l municipality, Merethe Skille. Photo: Per-Magne Steen \/ news According to Skille, the housing advertisement has had many clicks. – There haven’t been that many people at the screening, but there has been a lot of interest in the ad. Recently, two of the homes were sold. People still have the opportunity to get their hands on the last home. – We are satisfied so far, so we hope the last one goes soon. For the mayor, the most alluring thing is new residents. He has seen over several years that people are reluctant to build expensive homes. They may run the risk of not getting the money back if they change their mind and want to sell. – We do it in an attempt to get people to move to Gildesk\u00e5l municipality. The view from the homes for sale in Gildesk\u00e5l shows mountains and fjords. Photo: Karianne Gr\u00f8nbech\/Eiendomsmegler1 Requests help from the state Pedersen would like to have better arrangements in the Housing Bank when the municipality builds housing. – Husbanken has had different functions. There have been periods where they have given grants for the construction of housing in the districts. The municipality has also benefited from this in the past, but as of now there are no such arrangements. Husbanken has several financial instruments that can contribute to the establishment of housing in district municipalities. But they do not have the type of arrangements that Pedersen calls for. – We currently have neither loans nor grants that we can give to municipalities that want to build homes for sale. There are therefore no other municipalities that have received loans or grants for the purpose, says Acting Director of Communications at Husbanken, Are Martin Sauren. This is what the Husbanken can do to contribute to the establishment of housing: The Husbanken has several financial instruments that can contribute to the establishment of housing in district municipalities. Acting Director of Communications at Husbanken, Are Martin Sauren mentions the following: Loans for housing quality. Granted for the construction of environmentally friendly homes and end-of-life homes. Private developers can apply for these loans, not municipalities. Husbanken can provide a loan-to-value ratio of up to 85 per cent, and offers a lower interest rate than the market. Loans for rental housing with a loan agreement – loans are given to private developers who build and operate rental housing and have an agreement with the municipality that a proportion of the housing can be rented out to financially disadvantaged people who are allocated by the municipality. Investment subsidy for care homes and nursing homes. Subsidies are given to the municipality for the construction of homes that are designed for round-the-clock care. The municipality rents out the homes to residents with care needs. Start-up loan. The municipalities borrow money from Husbanken for on-lending to residents who cannot get a loan from a private bank. The municipalities can provide start-up loans for the purchase, upgrade or construction of housing. It has the same interest rate as other loan schemes, but with an opening for an administration surcharge from the municipality of up to 0.25 percentage points. Ten years ago, Husbanken was responsible for a trial scheme with a subsidy for increased housing establishment in the districts. During the years between 2012\u20132014, Husbanken gave a total of NOK 61.9 million in grants to 12 municipalities that participated in the pilot scheme. One of these was Gildesk\u00e5l, where the municipality received grants from the Housing Bank both for projects under municipal auspices and for further allocation to private individuals. Gildesk\u00e5l municipality built houses to attract new residents, but they lose 1.6 million per home sold. Photo: Per-Magne Steen \/ news Today, only the municipalities in Finnmark receive grants. But Pedersen in Gildesk\u00e5l wants the state to also contribute elsewhere. – We have done something that the country wants us to do. So it would have been very nice if we could have felt that the state also contributed. Published 14.12.2024, at 14.31
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