South Korea

Seoul office vacancy rates to hold steady until H1 2026

Most vacancies will be taken up by pre-leases.

Seoul office vacancy rates to hold steady until H1 2026

Most vacancies will be taken up by pre-leases.

Seoul office transaction volumes drop 30% to KRW9.3t in Q4

Withdrawn deals increased due to a mismatch in bid-ask prices.

Seoul prime office rental growth slows to 4.8% in Q4

This is from a 7.1% growth recorded in the previous quarter.

Seoul prime office net absorption hits 20,000sqm in Q4

The vacancy rate slightly declined to 3.1% during the quarter.

Seoul retail rents continue to rise in Q3

Rents in Myeongdong saw the largest growth of 1.8%.

Seoul’s new hotel supply pipeline remains muted 

There were only 1,058 rooms completed in the first nine months of 2023.

Seoul’s Q3 industrial net absorption reaches record highs 

Net absorption was at 77% of the total figures recorded in 2022.

Seoul adds over 1,000 new hotel rooms in H1

This includes a luxury project with more than 600 rooms. 

Seoul shopping mall rents inch up 0.8% in Q2

High street rents also slightly increased by 0.6%.

Seoul’s hotel supply pipeline concentrated in provincial markets

Around 3,000 new hotel keys are expected to be added this year.

Seoul’s Grade A office vacancy now at an all-time low of 1.1%

The vacancy rate has been steadily decreasing since 2021.

Why Seoul’s office transaction volumes crashed in Q1

The city’s KRW989.5b transaction in Q1 is a mere 26% of the volumes recorded the previous year.