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Buying a Home for 25% of the Price... Public Housing with Equity Accumulation on the Way The Korea Land and Housing Corporation is set to introduce its first equity-accumulation public housing in Goyang Changneung this coming December, allowing homebuyers to move in by paying 25% of the housing price and acquire the remaining shares over a 20-year period. SBS Nov 4, 2026 3:29 PM

Youth Job Mismatch Deepens: 680,000 People in Their 20s and 30s Not Working or Looking for Jobs In particular, among those in their 20s and 30s who should be entering the job market and preparing to serve as the economic backbone, 680,000 were found to be in the "resting" status. SBS Nov 4, 2026 2:45 PM

37% of SMEs in Large Supermarkets Report Sales Drop... "Commission Cuts Most Needed" The win-win cooperation measure most desired by the tenant companies was a reduction in sales commissions. SBS Nov 4, 2026 2:08 PM

Coupang Posts 600 Billion Won Operating Loss in Q3, Wiping Out 3 Years of Profits Coupang Inc., the parent company of Coupang, recorded an operating loss of over 600 billion won in the third quarter of this year. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:47 PM

Illegal Private Financing Prevention Loan Delinquency Rate Hits 44.3%... Rising Every Year The delinquency rate for the illegal private financing prevention loan, a policy financial product designed for vulnerable groups, has surpassed 44%. SBS Nov 4, 2026 10:31 AM

Coupang Inc. Posts Q3 Operating Loss of W642.3 Bln, Estimated W350 Bln in Fire Costs Coupang's parent company, Coupang Inc., has recorded an operating loss of over 600 billion won in the third quarter. SBS Nov 4, 2026 10:28 AM

Gangnam Plummets by 3.5 Billion Won, Dongtan Surges 21%? South Korea's Real Estate Market Splits Into Three [News File] Why Apgujeong Apartments Plummeted by 3.5 Billion Won High-end apartments in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, have recently been selling for billions of won less. SBS Nov 4, 2026 10:19 AM

Skipped Ramen for Yogurt? Watch Out for Sugar and Fat Bombs It is time for Friendly Economy with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, we are talking about yogurt today, November 4. SBS Nov 4, 2026 9:17 AM

The "Label" That Even 1-Trillion-Won Market Cap Companies Couldn't Avoid... The Real Reason the Government Is Publicly Shaming Them [Squeeze] ⚡ Squeeze Key Takeaways Orange "Low PBR" Labels Attached to 151 Listed Companies: On November 1, the Korea Exchange designated and disclosed a total of 151 companies—96 on the Kospi and 55 on the Kosdaq—as "low PBR companies." A large number of large enterprises with market capitalizations exceeding 1 trillion won, such as Lotte Shopping, E-Mart, Hanwha Life, and Hyundai Steel, were included. SBS Nov 4, 2026 9:02 AM

October Foreign Reserves Rise to $443.2 Billion, Global Ranking Rises to 9th dollars South Korea's foreign exchange reserves increased for the first time in two months last month, driven by investment returns on foreign currency assets. SBS Nov 4, 2026 8:54 AM