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Korea eases regional housing cooperative land ownership threshold from 95% to 80% and strengthens measures to block holdouts, potentially accelerating 300,000-unit projects by up to one year.
Seoul apartment jeonse listings plunged 45% year-on-year, with prices rising for 62 weeks. 'No-look contracts' spread as tenants sign leases without viewing amid shortage.
Korea's financial authorities face challenges setting exemption standards for jeonse loan regulations on non-resident single-home owners, with banks warning of accelerated shift to monthly rent.
Korea's housing property tax revenue is projected to rise 15.3% to 8.78 trillion won this year, with the average comprehensive real estate tax per person jumping 676,000 won amid an 18.67% surge in Seoul apartment official prices.
Seoul land transaction permits surge 88.3% to 484 daily in April as multi-home owners rush to sell before capital gains tax deferral ends, with Gangnam districts seeing increases up to 257%.
Seoul's new apartment market maintains sellout streak with Autier Banpo recording 710-to-1 competition ratio, while Housing Business Outlook Index plunges 25.3 points to 63.7 amid Middle East tensions and SME loan delinquencies surge.
Seoul apartment jeonse new contracts plunged 33.6% in Q1 2025 to 14,266 units, while mid-size apartment monthly rent topped 3 million won. New-old building price gap widens as construction firms face mounting losses.
Seoul's 2030s generation is snapping up aging reconstruction apartments under 1.5 billion won in non-Gangnam areas, while redevelopment bidding sees single-bidder dominance and builders shift to rental income models.
Survey of 2,554 Korean listed companies reveals record 107.89 trillion won in non-business real estate holdings. President Lee orders review of substantial tax burdens as REITs market cap tops 10 trillion won.
President Lee Jae-myung announced plans to significantly increase tax burdens on corporate non-business real estate, while Seoul apartment prices showed signs of cooling with Gangnam districts falling for the seventh consecutive week.
Korea's top 1% real estate threshold jumped 400 million won to 3.4 billion won in one year, while Seoul apartment auction rates fell below 100% and rental market tightens with landlord-favored conditions.
Seoul's average apartment sale price for standard 84-sq-m units nears 1.9 billion won, driven by high-end Seocho and Yongsan complexes. Banpo Autier and Ichon Le Rêve launch simultaneous lottery subscriptions with gains up to 2.5 billion won.
South Korea effectively extends the capital gains tax surcharge moratorium by one month to May 9, permits jeonse-occupied single-home sales, and raises urban complex FAR to 1.4 times the legal cap to boost housing supply.
Seoul jeonse listings hit record low of 15,464, plunging 33%, as demand spills into Gyeonggi Province. Yongin and Anyang lead Q1 price gains. PF delinquency falls to 3.88%. Middle East crisis prompts emergency construction review.
Sinchon plans a 'mini Silicon Valley' on 50,000 pyeong freed by Gyeongui Line underground rerouting, while Goyang attracts firms via regulation bypass and Q1 FDI hits $6.41 billion.
Seoul apartment prices rose 0.12% as demand shifts to mid-priced districts like Seongbuk and Gangseo, which posted over 3% gains in Q1 2025, while Gangnam weakens and construction costs surge 75%.
South Korea bars 12,000 multi-home owner mortgages worth 2.7 trillion won from renewal starting April 17, intensifying selling pressure while raising jeonse shortage and monthly-rent shift concerns.
Seoul expands interest-free housing loans to 40% of deposits and plans 130,000 public housing units, while unsold completed homes nationwide top 30,000 for the first time in 14 years.
Seoul's capital gains tax surcharge moratorium for multi-home owners expires May 9, making late April the effective deadline for land transaction permit applications. March filings surged 76% to 7,975 as Myeongil-dong's 11,000-unit reconstruction gains momentum.
Korea's five major bank fixed mortgage rates surpass 7% for the first time since October 2022, while the won plunges 4.72% against the dollar and naphtha prices surge 94%, threatening material shortages.
Korean financial regulators will block all mortgage extensions for multi-home owners in the capital region with no exceptions, aiming to release roughly 10,000 units onto the market amid WGBI inclusion and record foreign selling.
Seoul apartment prices rebounded 0.06% after 8 weeks, but polarization deepens as Gangnam districts fall for a fifth week while Nowon and Guro post rising gains. Police crack down on 1,493 real estate crime suspects.
Seoul's jeonse listings plunge by over 10,000 in one year to 17,000 as monthly rent share tops 70%. The city plans high-density development across all 325 station areas while Sewoon District 4 profit controversy intensifies.
Seoul's small commercial building transactions rebound as housing regulations tighten and apartment prices weaken. Olympic Athletes' Village launches mega reconstruction, and Cheongna apartment prices hit new highs.
Gimpo and Geomdan plan 13,000 new homes in 2025 after Seoul Metro Line 5 extension approval, with price cap system keeping costs competitive. Seoul apartment listings surpass 80,000 as Gangnam backlog deepens.