In the aftermath of high interest rates, etc., it was found that apartment purchase sentiment in Seoul has remained below the baseline for over a year.
According to the Korea Real Estate Agency, the Seoul apartment sales supply and demand index this week fell more than last week to 63.1.
The supply and demand index is based on 100, and the lower it is, the more people in the market want to sell their homes than those who want to buy them.
The apartment supply and demand index in Seoul recorded 99.6 in the third week of November last year, falling below the baseline, and has been below the baseline for 13 months.
The index of the northwestern region, including Eunpyeong, Mapo, and Seodaemun-gu, recorded the lowest among the five major regions of Seoul at 56.3, followed by the southwestern region, including Yangcheon, Dongjak, and Gangseo-gu, with 60.1.
Along with Seoul, the purchase sentiment in Gyeonggi and Incheon also declined, and the metropolitan area index also fell further from 65.8 last week to 65.0 this week.
(Photo = Yonhap News)