South Korea

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.

Seoul prime office rents record highest increase since 2008

Face rents grew 8.1% in the first quarter of 2023.