South Korea Real Estate & Property

Korean real estate market news, property trends, housing policy, and construction industry updates.

Savings Banks Struggle to Offload PF Debt as Nearly 200 Pre-Construction Sites Pile Up

South Korea's PF distressed asset sale platform listed 249 sites as of April, up 27.7% from last year, with pre-construction sites exceeding 190 as savings banks and mutual credit unions face prolonge...

Published 2026.05.13. 14:05:08 |

LX Hausys Partners with Gyeonggi Job Foundation to Train Construction Repair Technicians

LX Hausys signed an MOU with the Gyeonggi Job Foundation to train 30 skilled construction repair workers in 2025, offering employment linkage to const...

Published 2026.05.13. 11:44:32 |

Non-Gangnam Construction Costs Triple Gangnam's in Pricing Paradox

Construction costs for Seoul apartments exempt from Korea's price cap system were up to three times higher than those under the cap, raising calls for...

Published 2026.05.13. 11:22:36 |

Opaque Construction Cost Disclosures Fuel Apartment Price Inflation

Non-Gangnam apartments in Seoul show construction costs 2-3 times higher than Gangnam's price-capped units, as areas exempt from Korea's price cap sys...

Published 2026.05.13. 11:17:00 |

Korea Launches Special Farmland Lease Regularization Drive, Opens Tenant Farmer Protection Center

Published 2026.05.13. 11:15:38 |

Construction Guarantee Cooperative Enters Emergency Management Over Mideast War Risks

Korea's Construction Guarantee Cooperative has launched emergency management to counter risks from the Middle East war and a possible Strait of Hormuz...

Published 2026.05.13. 10:57:00 |

Non-Price-Cap Seoul Apartments Show Elastic Construction Costs, Calls for Tighter Review

Published 2026.05.13. 08:18:36 |

Korean Apartment Complexes Compete With Hotel Memberships, Book Clubs, Wealth Advisory

Korean builders including Hyundai E&C, Lotte E&C, and SK ecoplant are competing with hotel memberships, book clubs, and wealth advisory services to bo...

Published 2026.05.13. 07:10:05 |

Same Builder, Double the Construction Cost: Non-Gangnam Pricing Lacks Transparency

Non-Gangnam Seoul apartments exempt from Korea's price ceiling system show construction costs exceeding half of sale prices, often double those of Gan...

Published 2026.05.13. 07:05:05 |