The base construction cost used under Korea's price-cap system rose from 2.237M to 2.328M won per square meter. On an 84㎡ unit, that adds about 10.19 million won in construction cost alone.
Since 10 June 2025, only members of a household where nobody owns a home may apply. A separately registered spouse counts; a brother on your own certificate does not. Six worked cases.
Winning a unit in a speculative overheating district or a price-capped development locks the entire household out of new sales housing for 10 years. The October 15, 2025 designation of all of Seoul shifted that clock by five years.
The 2026 ceiling for a dual-income three-person household is 13,069,486 won a month. But units run out at the 120% line, not 140% — here are the brackets converted into combined annual income.
Income caps for Seoul's long-term jeonse housing split at 85 square metres: 105% of the urban worker average below, 150% above. For a four-person household that is 9.24m and 13.2m won a month.
An 84㎡ Korean apartment is marketed as 34 pyeong because the label refers to supply area of about 112㎡, not the private area. Here is the exclusive-use ratio worked backwards, and why an officetel of the same 84㎡ ends up smaller.
Housing subscription points top out at 84, and the floor is 6 — not zero. Here is the full scoring table for the three categories, worked through four household scenarios.
From November 2024, the recognized monthly deposit for public housing subscription rose from 100,000 to 250,000 won. Reaching a 15 million won balance drops from 12 years 6 months to 5 years.
The saengae-choecho (first-time buyer) allocation is a lottery, not a points race. Instead the gate sits on income: 130% of the urban worker average for national housing, 160% for private units.
Gukmin jutaek (public housing) ranks applicants by deposit count; minyeong jutaek (private housing) by total account balance. Running three saving patterns through both sets of rules shows where the same account qualifies for one and fails the other.