SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — The international dwelling possession in South Korea rose within the first half attributable to increased housing possession by Chinese individuals, authorities information confirmed Wednesday.
The variety of properties, possessed by international nationals, stood at 87,223 on the finish of June, up 4.4 p.c from six months earlier, in response to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
It accounted for 0.46 p.c of all homes within the nation.
Chinese held the biggest share of the entire international dwelling possession at 54.3 p.c, adopted by U.S. nationals with 23.5 p.c.
Of the entire international house owners, 93.4 p.c possessed a single home, whereas 5.2 p.c owned two properties.
The home land possessed by foreigners got here to 265,472,000 sq. meters on the finish of June, up 0.6 p.c from six months in the past. It took up 0.26 p.c of the nation’s complete land.
U.S. nationals owned the biggest share of the entire international land possession at 53.4 p.c, adopted by Chinese with 7.8 p.c, Europeans with 7.1 p.c and Japanese with 6.2 p.c.