A passerby walks past a real estate agency in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2026. Monthly apartment rents in Seoul rose a cumulative 7.68 percent in the January-September period, nearly double the full-year increase of 3.94 percent recorded last year, according to the Korea Real Estate Board. (Yonhap)

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