South Korea offline, online retail sales reach $11 billion in July
Sales increased 13 percent last month due to the strong demand for delivery services
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Korean health and beauty retail plunge for first time in 2020
The pandemic caused 31 health and beauty stores to close, as consumers switch to online shopping
South Korean constructors detect foreign LNG projects as new cash source
In the first half of 2020, reliance on the housing market increased by nearly 60 percent
South Korea foreign ownership increased by 1.2% in first half of 2020
In the first half of 2020, foreign ownership of land in South Korea grew 1.2 percent
Uncontrollable soaring property values in South Korea leaves re-elected government reeling
Industry experts reveal that elevated property values make foreign buyer restrictions and property taxes inevitable
Residential property prices in South Korea on an upward trend
On June 17, the government introduced measures to help further boost prices
South Korea will soon be home to a $315 million data centre
The 21-megawatt project will come with eight storeys, built to Tier 3 standards
South Korea receives its first-ever property green loan from OCBC
This is also the bank’s first sustainable finance transaction in the country
South Korea plans to transform state-owned properties into residential apartments
The administration aims to add more than 132,000 new homes in Seoul by 2028 to cater to the limited new housing supply
South Korea and China now recognised as real estate investment hotspots
Most investors expressed their plans to reallocate their investments from Japan and Australia
Smart and sustainable cities: lecture 1
In the first of a three-part short lecture series, Prof. Pomeroy investigates 'what makes a Smart City?'
Asia’s unsustainable capitals prompt governments to consider relocation
The current situation in urban cities are forcing governments to consider moving out of town
South Korea beats other countries as Asia Pacific’s major real estate investor
Taking over China’s spot in 2017, who accumulated more than half of the region’s investment
South Korea grants fewer home construction permits in 2019
Seoul remains an outlier though
South Korean home sales plummet in H1 2019
Blame it on tough cooling measures, say market observers
South Korean mortgage loans register fastest growth in 2019
An onslaught of supply in Seoul rouses property seekers into borrowing mode
South Korea’s smart cities getting smarter
Although showpiece smart city project, Songdo, is widely viewed as a letdown, South Korea is at the leading edge of efforts to pioneer innovation-led urban hubs in Asia
South Korea is building 110,000 ‘low-cost but quality’ homes near Seoul
Public housing units to serve as affordable alternatives to residential offerings in the capital
South Korea posts highest housing costs in five years
Utility expenditures soared to new heights while rents dropped in 2018
South Korea to ‘export’ smart cities around the world
Multi-billion-dollar project to build test beds for smart cities from the ground up
Seoul apartment prices ready for a fall
Latest data point to mid- or long-term downturn in investor sentiment
Songdo: trailblazer or cautionary tale?
Heralded as the world's first smart city, the master-planned South Korean metropolis is as disappointing as it is promising
Why foreign buyers have rediscovered an appetite for German real estate
Germany’s revitalised property market is attracting a new wave of affluent investors
