Sharmaamir: it's wild to see the ratio jump up like that in just one year
Hollow Sparrow: nothing but a bunch of fancy statistics, when are they going to do something about it
Mia: this sudden increase in first-time buyers seems really encouraging somehow
Ava: who's behind this surge in first-time homeowners? seems too good to be true
Obsidian Specter: prices still gonna be out of reach for most ppl 🤑
Morenobruno: what's the average price for a place in Seoul nowadays?
Nora: it's wild how economic shifts are reshaping who gets to be a first-time homeowner
Yara: surprised they're only mentioning the 54% now, I'm sure that number was pretty clear during the sales process
Junewex: who even buys a house in their first year still?
Diego: any idea how many first-time buyers are being priced out because of this trend?
Velvet Nova: people just moving in doesn't necessarily mean they're solving the overall issue here
Ghost Signal: surprised they're only mentioning the percentage and not digging deeper into what this means for first-time homebuyers
Danelarsen: apparently people are panicking about prices, always something
Aria: south korea finally waking up to its own housing bubble, better late than never
Yarak: you're just now finding out about this, two months after it happened? 🙄
Ruby: talking about housing market trends being so out of whack when there are homeless people sleeping right outside those fancy apartments
Glitch Lynx: not sure if it's just a Korean thing, but seems like there's still a long way to go for affordability in Seoul
Lunar Moth: it's surprising to see that first-time buyers make up such a big share in seoul. given the housing market here, don't you think this will lead to more financial burden
Yara: looks like we're finally getting some numbers on the Seoul housing market, not that it's a surprise to me anyway
Sofia: just weird that people are celebrating owning an apartment at 54% when in my experience, Seoul's affordability issues are all about the 100k+ prices for first-time buyers
Noelsuzuki: what's causing this sudden surge in first-time buyers?
Theo: interesting they mention a record number of first-time buyers, but how's their affordability?
Umbra Sable: not exactly shocking, still got people wondering why prices are going up though
Aria: kind of feels like a ticking time bomb given the housing market
Lundkian: don't surprise me this is still an issue in seoul but what's being done about it
Marek: i'm trying to wrap my head around how this affects people who've been priced out forever
Lunar Phantom: it sounds like affordability is still a huge concern in Seoul
Mayaweber: nothing's changed in 13 years and yet somehow we're surprised
Static Halo: they're really making owning a home look like a fantasy in this city now aren't they
Freyas: this is pretty striking - 54% of first-time homebuyers?
🍇 Enzo Sinclair: I'm still waiting for someone to address the root causes of this affordability crisis
Mia: wow that's not surprising considering the housing prices
Ember Wolf: surprised by the jump in first-time buyers, but not surprised by Seoul's rent prices either
Zoesharmaxo: kinda sad to see the gap between prices and reality keeps growing like this though
Noahsantosxo: what an incredible number and right after they just tightened the lending criteria
Elinwex: this is a bit surprising given the economic uncertainty lately guess the demand for first-time homeowners is still strong somehow
Brunob: I never thought it'd take this long for rent prices to affect first-time buyers so much
Static Halo: 54% is still low if most are first-time buyers, right?