PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Hundreds of workers bulldozed homes in a South Korean village Wednesday to make way for the expansion of a U.S. military base set to become the Americans’ new headquarters, ...

Foreign ownership of homes in Korea rose slightly in the first half of 2025, driven by continued demand in the greater Seoul ...

The issue of vacant houses is becoming serious in both Korea and Japan due to population decline and regional extinction. Currently, Japan has as many as 3.5 million vacant houses, and to reduce the ...

Foreigners who do not intend to live in Korea will now be barred from buying homes in Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi and Incheon. Any purchase will require approval, and buyers must reside in the ...

SEOUL, July 2 (UPI) --The North Korean regime forbids its citizens to privately own property. The state owns it, as well as any products created from the land's use as stated in its constitution. The ...

SEOUL — For many Americans, the apartment where 29-year-old IT specialist Lee Chang-hee lives might be the stuff of nightmares. Located just outside the capital of Seoul, the building isn’t very tall ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents, ...

Last year, the number of foreigners who purchased real estate in South Korea increased by 12% compared to the previous year, surpassing 17,000, with 65% of foreign buyers being Chinese. Chinese buyers ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Twenty six people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to torrential rain that has caused landslides and flash floods. Ten others remain missing, ...

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (UPI) --North Korea said its military completed construction on 1,800 new homes in about a month, after devastating floods hit the city of Rason in August. Pyongyang's state-controlled ...