[Economy 365]
Next month, it was counted that the number of apartment occupants nationwide increased for two consecutive months.
As a result of direct counting, a total of 27,735 households moved into apartments nationwide in August.
By region, 15,300 households in the metropolitan area decreased 11% from 17,200 households in July, but 12,300 households in rural areas increased by 66%, leading the increase.
By area, the exclusive area of 85 square meters or less accounted for 96% of the total volume.
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However, as the cliff phenomenon of real estate transactions continues, the number of brokerage offices opened and closed was the lowest nationwide.
According to the statistics of the Korea Real Estate Brokers Association, real estate brokerage offices nationwide opened 1,249 cases last month, closed 1,148 cases, and closed 81 cases.
In particular, the number of business closures increased by 57% compared to last May, exceeding 1,000 for the first time this year.
In the case of Seoul, 314 businesses closed last month, up 67%.
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From next year, the National Tax Service is expected to strengthen the monitoring of second-hand transactions through the Internet.
An increasing number of people are making high profits by buying and selling luxury watches and gold on second-hand trading platforms.
From next year, the National Tax Service plans to strengthen monitoring by making it mandatory for second-hand trading platform operators such as Carrot Market and Joong-Nara to submit transaction-related data to the National Tax Service.
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The Bank of Korea has announced that wages tend to rise with a time lag when inflation rises, so a more active policy response is needed.
The Bank of Korea Inflation Trend Team argued that, if expected inflation is unstable, the high inflation situation can be fixed as inflation raises wages.
He also advised that action should be taken early, as it leads to a service rate increase with a lag of about a year when wages rise.