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The median apartment sales price in Seoul in September exceeded 1 billion won. Compared to a year ago, it was up 19.3%. The median price of apartments in Seoul is also close to 1 billion won. Median price refers to the price that is right in the middle when ordering the home sales prices. It is evaluated that it is adequate to judge the market trend. As real estate rises and jeonse prices become unstable, people in their 30s and 40s are launching a real estate rally with ‘Young Kul’ funds. However, there are more young people who do not even think about participating in this competition. The fact that the personal bankruptcy of all generations this year has decreased, and that only the 20 have increased clearly shows the difficulties they face.
4 years of working life. Kim Jong-oh (31), who works as an editor in a publishing house, is a young man in his twenties who is in trouble. 11 years in Seoul was the story of moving and renting. He said he doesn’t even read a lot of real estate articles these days. It’s because the price of a house is going up and someone buying it is like a story from another world.
“It’s someone else’s job to buy a house, I gave up”
Editor Kim began living in Seoul when he entered university. The first house rented was in Myeongryun-dong, Seoul. I lived in a room to rent with my friend from the club. I moved five times in 10 years, including Okin-dong, Hongje-dong, and Yeonnam-dong. They all had roommates. “It was to reduce the monthly rent burden,” he explained.
Fourth Year Editorial Editor, Kim Jong-oh / Photo = Hankyung DB
I vaguely thought about wanting to live in a nice house. But for him it was a distant story, like preparing my house. It was a rental, but life with friends was fun and I was busy studying and finding work. After living long, I looked around at some point and the price of the house was too high. I thought I could never buy a house in Seoul.
Some are unhappy with the rise in house prices and the resulting government policies. However, he said he doesn’t even think about it these days. He said: “Anyway, there is nothing that I can personally change in a short period of time,” he said. “It seems like a lot of public housing is expanding and I think I have to adapt.”
His method of adaptation is to reduce desire and greed. I practically stopped buying a house in Seoul. He said he was thinking of going to Paju where his parents are. He said he didn’t even look for articles that said someone would buy a house or the house price would go up. This is because I just have a feeling of discomfort and a sense of self-destruction that says ‘I can’t do it’.
He explained: “The price of a house in Seoul is skyrocketing and is likely to go up in the future.”
“I want to live in a town where I want to stay for a long time”
He said he wanted to live in a “city” where he wanted to stay for a long time. He said he feels comfortable in a space where he can be born, raised and bonded, rather than a place to stay for a while to study or work.
Okin-dong has been my favorite neighborhood for frequent moves for the past 10 years. Okin-dong, next to Gyeongbokgung Palace and near the Blue House, was a quiet and clean neighborhood. He remembered it as “a neighborhood where the comfort of the city and the tranquility of the residential area coexist.”
You can go downtown like Myeong-dong and Gwanghwamun by walking a bit, but the neighborhood has a quiet atmosphere, not like Seoul. It was a space that reminds me of the warm hometown of Paju where I lived with my parents. He said he dreams of living as a community in a city where people can stay together for a long time like Okin-dong.
“It’s quiet, clean, no one drinking and noisy, there wasn’t a lot of garbage on the streets. Just a little weird ordering was like that of people passing by. That didn’t feel bad. Someone with affection in town. It felt a lot.” .
I still dream. Still young
I left my butler in Seoul, but I have a dream that I want to achieve. He currently works as an editor who turns other people’s writings into books, but he said he wants to become a writer who writes his own. “What interests me these days is how I can write more interesting articles. People around me say I have to get into financial technology, whether it’s stocks or real estate. Writing, writing is even more important and fun.”
He cited a large desk, nice chairs, and a spacious kitchen as three things he would like to have at home. Because I want to write and work for a long time sitting at a big desk and a nice chair. He said he couldn’t cook, but he also coveted cooking. “The more people don’t know how to cook, the better the kitchen, the more they can get in. It would be nice if it were a space where the mind could cook.”
What kind of space would you like to decorate if you buy a house? He said he wanted to have a personal space. This is because, for more than 10 years, having shared a room with a friend, I felt that I needed a space for myself. He also said that he wanted to use the bathroom separately even though he was getting married. “No matter how good the other person is, I think I need time to be alone. It would be nice if I could live while hiding aspects of the other’s private life that I don’t want to show. I think I need a separate space.”
The ideal house for him is a place where a communication space such as a ‘plaza’ and a ‘secret room’ coexist where he can personally relax.
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