Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Rapid increase in Seoul apartment prices marks fastest growth in decades

Seoul apartment prices jumped in 2025 at their fastest pace in 19 years despite the implementation of large-scale government ...

Seoul Apartment Prices Extend Rally, Backing Case for BOK Hold

Prices for apartments in Seoul extended their rally to a 48th week, holding at the fastest pace since late October in data backing the case for the central bank to keep settings unchanged when ...

[Financial Stability Report] Seoul Apartment Market Cap Hits Record High at Nearly Half of National Total... Three New Features of the Housing Market

The market capitalization of apartments in Seoul now accounts for nearly half of the national total, reaching an all-time ...

Seoul Apartment Prices Keep Edging Up as Government Mulls Steps

Seoul apartment prices edged up for a 46th straight week despite a broad set of government measures to cool demand, an ongoing trend that influenced the Bank of Korea’s decision to refrain from easing ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Seoul apartment prices surge 8.7%, highest in 19 years

Last year, Seoul apartment prices rose by 8.7%, marking the highest increase in 19 years since 2006. Despite continued strong real estate regulations by the government, demand concentrated in areas ...

When Ssangmun-dong Rose by 150 Million Won, Apgujeong Jumped by 3.7 Billion... Seoul Apartment Price Gap Widens Further Over 10 Years [Real Estate AtoZ]

A recent study found that the average apartment price gap among Seoul's autonomous districts has reached up to fivefold this year. A decade ago, the ...
Los Angeles Times

This tiny apartment costs $7 a month. Scoring one is like winning the lottery

SEOUL — The studio apartment Choi Soul recently scored might have the cheapest monthly rent in Seoul: 10,000 won, or about $7. “After I got the text message informing me I got it, I stared at it over ...
Yonhap News (English) on MSN

Risk factor in Seoul housing market grows to all-time high: BOK

The risk index for Seoul's housing market has climbed to a record high, partly driven by a steady rise in the price of ...
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Seoul officetel prices rise as buyers shift from apartments to avoid restrictions

As apartment prices in Seoul surge, the average sale price of officetels is rising in tandem. It has also surpassed the previous peak in the average sale price recorded three years ago. With the ...

The story of high-rise apartment buildings

Last time I wrote about the area of Seoul without high-rise apartment buildings — the traditional, and fashionable ...
NPR

Many question whether Seoul's promised reforms will stop basement apartment drownings

South Korea's capital, Seoul, had pledged to shut down unregulated basement apartments, where a number of people died in floods following the worst rains in 80 years. This month, South Korea's capital ...
CNN

Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths

Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes after 13 people were killed in flooding caused by record rainfall this week, sparking public ...