Korean inheritance tax lets you take the larger of the basic 200 million won plus personal deductions, or a flat 500 million won. With two minor children the itemised route reaches 560 million — here is the crossover, calculated case by case.
From 27 February 2026, the cooperative consent threshold for garo (street-block) housing redevelopment fell from 80% to 75%. Blocks under 13,000㎡ skip safety diagnosis entirely.
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.
Held past two years, a bunyanggwon (presale right) is taxed at a flat 60% while an ipjugwon (redevelopment member's right) drops to the 6-45% basic rates. On a 200 million won gain that is a 70 million won gap. Here is the full comparison.
An 84㎡ Korean apartment is marketed as 34 pyeong because that figure is the supply area, not the exclusive area — 84㎡ converts to just 25.4 pyeong. Apartments and officetels use different area bases, so identical numbers hide very different living space.
Cheongyak points total 84: no-home period 32, dependents 35, account tenure 17. The no-home clock starts at age 30, and plugging three items into cases gives your real score.
If the landlord says nothing 6–2 months before expiry and the tenant stays silent until 2 months before, the lease auto-renews on the same terms for two years. The tenant can still leave anytime, effective three months after notice. Here is how it differs from the renewal-request right.
A dagagu (multi-household) building is one title under one owner, so at auction every tenant's deposit competes for priority. Using a case of a 1 billion won value with 300M in liens and 400M in senior deposits, this piece calculates whether your deposit is safe.
An adult child can receive up to 50 million won gift-tax-free over ten years, or up to 150 million won around marriage or childbirth. Here are the deduction limits, rate brackets and worked examples.