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Household Loan Rates Rise for Third Straight Month; Mortgage Rates Hit Highest in 2 Years and 8 Months According to the weighted average interest rate statistics of financial institutions released by the Bank of Korea today , the weighted average interest rate on household loans by deposit-taking banks (based on newly handled loans) stood at 4.64% per annum in July, up 0.14 percentage points from the previous month. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:21 PM

Custom Luxury Watches Trend in Silicon Valley: OpenAI Creates Limited Edition Worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars According to the U.S. daily The Wall Street Journal on the 25th local time, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman specially ordered seven custom watches from Vanguart, a rising Swiss luxury watchmaker. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:19 PM

Land Minister: Yongsan Not Included in New Housing Sites; Tancheon Data to Be Reviewed Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yoon-duk and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met again today to discuss pending housing supply issues, but failed to narrow their differences over utilizing Yongsan Park for housing supply. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:18 PM

Lee Jung-hoo Records 1 Hit, 1 HBP, and 1 Steal Against Cincinnati... Season Batting Average at 0.289 Playing as the designated hitter and batting third, Lee started in the home game against the Cincinnati Reds of the 2026 Major League Baseball season at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, today , finishing with 1 hit in 3 at-bats, 1 hit-by-pitch, and 1 stolen base. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:17 PM

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News Briefing: Second Meeting Ends in Stalemate; Next Month's Announcement Likely to Exclude Yongsan 1. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yoon-deok and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hun met today for the second time following last week to coordinate differences over potential housing supply sites in Seoul. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:17 PM

Largest Rise in Newborns in 7 Years: 146,000 Babies Born in First Half The number of newborns for June, the second quarter, and the first half of this year all reached their highest levels in seven years. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:15 PM

First-time Homebuyer Acquisition Tax Exemptions Expanded to Officetels; Tobacco Consumption Tax to Be Used for Housing Welfare The benefit of "acquisition tax exemptions for first-time homebuyers" is expanding to include officetels. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:15 PM

Park Soo-hong Apologizes After Flight to Guam Is Delayed When Family Decides to Get Off Plane and Reboard Broadcaster Park Soo-hong has directly apologized over the controversy that a flight bound for Guam was delayed by about an hour because his family decided to get off the plane and then changed their minds. SBS Star Aug 26, 2026 2:13 PM

Government Seeks to Boost DB Retirement Pension Returns Above Wage Growth Rate The government has decided to raise the investment returns of defined benefit retirement pensions above the wage growth rate to alleviate corporate financial burdens and protect workers' rights to receive severance benefits. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:11 PM

Justice Ministry Requests Investigation into Gwangju Immigration Office Official Over Suspected Collusion With Delivery Agency The Ministry of Justice has requested a criminal investigation into an official at the Gwangju Immigration and Foreigner Office over allegations of collusion with a specific delivery service agency. SBS Aug 26, 2026 2:10 PM