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was also a controversy over the discrimination that foreigners are out of the way in various real estate regulations. From 2017 to May of this year, more than 23,000 foreigners bought 23,000167 apartments, which amounted to 7,700 billion won. 58% of'big-handed' Chinese people bought overwhelmingly, and the price surged earlier this year, buying increased significantly. The National Tax Service has launched a tax investigation to ensure that the domestic real estate market does not become a speculator for foreigners.

This is Jung Seong-jin.

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A 40-year-old American started buying domestic apartments in 2018.

42 small apartments in Seoul, the metropolitan area, and Chungcheong area, worth 6.7 billion won.

He said that he used the gap investment to buy a house with a charter, but the source of the fund was unclear because there was not much domestic income and no money was transferred.

In some cases, there are 4 apartments, including 4.5 billion apartments on the Han River and 3 billion apartments in Gangnam, and foreign tenants receive only tens of millions of won each month.

A Chinese student in his 30s bought eight apartments nationwide and rented them on a monthly rent and did not report any income.

As a result of foreigners' purchase of expeditions in the domestic housing market, 33% of foreigners bought only apartments and never lived in apartments.

In Seoul, Gyeonggi and other metropolitan areas, 90% of purchases were concentrated.

The IRS decided to start a tax investigation on 42 foreigners who were exposed to speculation that the transaction was speculative and that they were exposed to tax evasion.

[Imgwanghyeon / IRS survey director: For Block apartment prices concern by foreign investors proactively and suspected speculative reserves, we will conduct a thorough tax verification]

that about offshore tax evasion charges, income concealment by the International Real Estate Tax authorities will be notified.

(Video coverage: Kang Yun-gu, Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)