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Samil PwC Makes Major Hires to Bolster Commercial Real Estate Advisory

Ex-CBRE Korea leaders reunite; Firm moves to strengthen leasing advisory

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Lendlease Enters Korea, Picks NPS' One Grove for New Office

Sydney-based global developer–investor seeks proximity to NPS as Korean pensions expand real estate

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Brookfield Pivots to Hold Seoul’s IFC via Continuation Fund

Legacy fund to exit; KRW 800bn new vehicle targeted. Korean pensions eye entry into trophy core asset

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Crackdown on “Speculation” Risks Chilling Korea’s Rental Supply, Industry Warns

Liquidity squeeze from mortgage ban weakens market appeal Administrative errors expose landlords to CRET back taxes

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Can Seoul’s mid-to-large office rally keep running?

Westgate Tower heads to bid on Sept. 17

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CapitaLand Acquires ‘The Connoisseur’ in YBD for ₩73 Billion

Unusually, deal includes both company-owned share and all 86 individual unit holders

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Samsung C&T Considers Anchor Lease at Metro & Seoullo Tower Redevelopment

Move would support ₩1.95 trillion PF financing led by IGIS

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IGIS’s Grand Plan Emerges in Premier Place Auction

Proposing to acquire both Premier Place and Seoul Finance Center (SFC) for an integrated redevelopment

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CBD Office Supply Check : Euljiro 3-ga Under Construction

Five projects already underway, one set to break ground — total 1.2 million sq. m of new office by 2029

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NPS Selects Pebblestone and Pacific as Managers for ₩500 Billion Value-Add Fund

Fierce competition underscores NPS’s push to back mid-sized innovators

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Who’s Buying—and Why: Inside the Reawakening of Seoul’s Office Market

Corebeat publishes “Insight Report No. 12” H1 2025 transaction volume jumps; offices re-framed as a cost-control lever, not a return target

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Diverging Demand for Mega Sheds: Ansan Draws Six Bidders, Cheongna Gets Two

Cheongna vs. Ansan: same-grade hardware, different heat. Tenant CAPEX and risk dispersion made the difference.

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Invesco Moves to Sell Last Remaining Korean Logistics Asset – Logisco Anseong

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Korean Real Estate Funds Grapple with FX Settlement Losses Amid Won Weakness

Funds hit by surging FX settlement liabilities as hedged currencies rally against the Korean won

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KKR Surprises Market with Core Bid for Brookfield’s Mega Logistics Hub in Korea

Global Atlantic likely behind insurer-style move as only two bidders show up for Asia-scale asset

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Pangyo Emerges as Korea’s “Fourth Prime” Office District, Reaching Seoul CBD-Level Rents