National housing in the swamp of costs – Tejaratnews

According to Tejarat News, the cost of building housing has become a serious challenge; The latest data from the Statistics Center indicates that during the first 6 months of this year, the cost of renting machinery in the construction sector has increased from 22 to 185 percent compared to the same period last year. These data indicate that the growth of the cost of renting machines during this period compared to the previous period (the second 6 months of last year) was from 18 to 155 percent.

Based on the data Statistics Centerthe comparison of 60 surveyed items shows the highest increase in hourly rent compared to the previous period with 155.39% related to “double-cabin truck crane of about 50 tons with driver” and the lowest increase in hourly rent related to “four-door station car ride with driver” It was with 18.33 percent compared to the previous period.

Also, the comparison of the average hourly rent in this period with “the same period last year” shows that the highest increase in hourly rent is related to “5000 liter sprinkler tanker with driver” with 185.27%, and the lowest increase in hourly rent is related to “driving a car” Jeep, Land Rover or similar with a driver” with 22.14%, compared to the same period last year.

The shock of the price growth of construction materials

At the same time, the statistics indicate that the increase in transportation costs has been imposed on the construction industry, which has not been immune to the rise in the price of construction materials. The investigation of the construction materials market has shown that the prices have increased even up to 120% during the last year. Last week, the increase in the price of ceiling tiles from 70,000 tomans to 400,000 tomans – that too in just one month – made news. The price of rebar has tripled at least since the beginning of the national housing movement.

In the midst of rising construction costs, the Cement Association recently demanded a 35% increase in the price of its products. Currently, the price of 40-50 kg bags of cement costs up to 95 thousand tomans, and now a 35% increase in the price of this product can cause a new shock to the construction industry.

It should be mentioned that last year the government estimated the construction cost of each square meter of the national housing unit at 4 to 4.5 million tomans, but now due to the increase in construction costs, the Supreme Housing Council has estimated this figure at 8 million tomans. The number that according to Iraj Rahbar, the head of Tehran Mass Builders Association, will not remain constant.

Now, due to the very slow process of building the national housing movement in all designated areas, it seems that the government will not be able to finish its housing super project according to the announced schedules. Especially since more than a year has passed since the approval and promulgation of the Housing Production Leap Law, most of the projects have remained at the same stage of development and the rest of them have not made significant progress on the ground. In some areas, the government is still facing the challenge of land supply.

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