Korea's FSC plans to ease group loan caps for housing supply while cutting the jeonse loan public guarantee ratio to 70% and restricting non-resident single-home owners, with measures due by the 30th.
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Korean real estate experts say the government's public-led "supply at all costs" push cannot solve the housing crunch alone, urging a four-pronged approach as Seoul apartment prices rise for 75 straight weeks.
Korea's Land Minister Kim Yun-duk and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met to discuss housing supply expansion and easing redevelopment regulations, though no specific 10,000-unit Yongsan plan was agreed.
At Korea's National Public Debate on Real Estate Policy, calls mounted to ease relocation loan rules for redevelopment, as multi-home owner limits raise costs and delay projects.
Apartment price gains are cooling in Dongtan and Yeongtong but spreading to Bundang (0.58%) and Suji (0.50%) in southern Gyeonggi, per Korea Real Estate Board data for the third week of July.
Korea's land prices rose 1.22% in the first half of 2026, with Seoul the only region to beat the national average at 2.32%, according to MOLIT and the Korea Real Estate Board.
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