Korean real estate guides
Step-by-step guides on renting safely, loans, taxes, housing subscriptions and remodeling in Korea — written for locals and foreign residents.
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Korean Property Tax and Comprehensive Real Estate Tax: Rates, Deadlines, Examples
How Korea's annual home taxes work: the June 1 assessment date, July, September and December bills, fair market value ratios, the ₩1.2B one-home allowance and worked examples.
Youth Monthly Rent Support and Rent Tax Credit in Korea: Who Qualifies and How to Claim
Korea's youth rent support pays up to ₩200,000 a month for 24 months, and tenants can get 15–17% of rent back as a tax credit. Conditions, examples, documents and why move-in registration matters.
Korean Home Acquisition Tax: 1–3% Rates, Multi-Home Surcharges and First-Home Relief
How Korea's housing acquisition tax works in 2026: the 1–3% bands, local education and rural special taxes, 8–12% surcharges for multiple homes, first-home relief and the 60-day deadline.
Korean Capital Gains Tax on Homes: One-House Exemption and the ₩1.2B Rule
Holding and residence rules for Korea's one-household one-home exemption, how gains above ₩1.2B are taxed, the 80% long-term deduction, 6–45% rates and worked examples.