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Seoul apartment permit applications rise 24% in September
Seoul apartment permit applications rose to 3,678 in September, according to figures reported by Seoul city and others.
The applications are for permission to trade apartments covered by land-transaction rules.
The September total was 24.1% higher than August's 2,963 applications.
Applications had fallen for four straight months, from May through August.
September was the first monthly increase in five months.
The figures show a reversal in the recent trend, but no reason for the rise or next steps were given.
Applications for permits to trade land linked to Seoul apartments rose 24.1% in September from the previous month.
There were 3,678 applications in September, compared with 2,963 in August.
Applications had declined for four consecutive months from May through August.
September was the first monthly increase in five months, according to the report.
- Who
- Applicants for land transaction permits involving Seoul apartments; the applicants are not identified.
- What
- Permit applications rose to 3,678, up 24.1% from August.
- When
- September; the report was published on October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- The reason for the increase is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Seoul apartment land transaction permit applications declined for four consecutive months.
Applications rose to 3,678, a 24.1% increase from August.
- September applications
- 3,678
- August applications
- 2,963
- Monthly increase
- 24.1%
- Previous decline
- Four consecutive months, from May through August
- First rebound
- September, after four months of declines