SBS News

New Supply Sites "No Consultations Held"... Land Compensation Remains the Key Even in the past, there have been cases where housing supply was delayed due to land compensation issues after new housing sites were announced. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:40 AM

Household Loan Limits Doubled... Jeonse Loans Tightened Further On the demand side, financial institutions, including commercial banks, have been given much more breathing room as the limit on additional household loans they can issue this year has been doubled. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:19 AM

Gwacheon and Taereung Projects Speed Up... Faster Redevelopment and Reconstruction In addition to new housing supplies, the government has unveiled measures for redevelopment and reconstruction to accelerate construction starts on previously announced supply plans. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:17 AM

Over 230,000 Homes to Be Supplied in Capital Area... "Construction to Begin in 2030" The government has unveiled its third housing supply measures. More than 230,000 homes will be supplied in the Seoul metropolitan area, with new housing sites accounting for 100,000 of them. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:12 AM

First Day of Homeplus Reopening: Hanwoo Beef Sells Out in Just 5 Minutes Homeplus, which had faced the brink of bankruptcy, has resumed operations after ending its temporary suspension. SBS Aug 14, 2026 12:27 AM

'Open Run' Doubles Loan Limit... Additional Regulations on Jeonse Loans Loan regulations have been eased to double this year's total loan target. However, to curb speculative demand, additional jeonse loan regulations have been introduced for non-resident homeowners with a single property. SBS Aug 14, 2026 12:17 AM

Gwacheon and Taereung Projects to Speed Up... "Accelerating Reconstruction and Redevelopment" The government has announced plans to further accelerate previously announced housing development sites, as well as reconstruction and redevelopment projects. SBS Aug 14, 2026 12:14 AM

Namyangju and Yeomchang Park to Get 100,000 New Housing Units in Seoul Metropolitan Area Half a year after its January 29 measures, the government has unveiled additional housing supply measures. SBS Aug 14, 2026 12:10 AM