South Korean borrowers in their 20s now carry an average mortgage balance of ₩203.94 million, crossing ₩200 million for the first time even as lending tightened everywhere else. Here's what the Bank of Korea data reveals — and the statistical trap behind it.
Korea's 2026 tax reform raises the property-tax exemption to 1.4bn won for owner-occupiers, cuts it to 900m won for absentee owners. The data, history and fight behind the split.
South Korea's household debt hit a record ₩2,019.8 trillion in Q2 2026, its biggest quarterly jump in 19 quarters. The data behind the debt-fueled stock bets and the central bank's rate dilemma.
Seoul's average apartment jeonse deposit hit ₩704.6 million in July, a record high. New housing supply just fell 48% — here's the data behind the crunch.
Bank of Korea data show the housing price outlook index jumped to 127, a 4-year-10-month high, even after a rate hike. Here's why supply, not cheap money, is driving the surge.
Seoul apartment prices have risen for 75 straight weeks, closing in on the 85-week record under the Moon administration — even after a rate hike. Here's why Korea's coming tax overhaul could be different, in numbers.
Analysis before the July 16 rate decision: the case for an expected hike
