서울 집합건물 상속인 수 rises 8.7% in third quarter

서울 recorded 7,989 people applying to inherit shared buildings in the third quarter of 2026, up 8.7% from the same period a year earlier.

The figures cover applications to register inherited ownership of apartment buildings and other properties with multiple owners across Seoul’s 25 districts.

People in their 50s and 60s made up 56.1% of all applicants, with 2,667 in their 50s and 1,816 in their 60s.

Gangnam District had the most applicants, at 818, followed by Songpa, Nowon, Seocho and Guro.

The five districts together accounted for 34.6% of Seoul’s total.

Applications rose in 16 districts and fell in nine, with Gangnam seeing the biggest increase and Yangcheon the biggest drop.

The figures show more people registering inherited property, but do not explain why the numbers changed.