House of Cards

Gwangju’s wildly fluctuating house prices beg the question if buying a home in the city is a solid investment or just throwing good money after bad. By William Urbanski My … Read More

Youth on the Bubble: Shopping for a Home in Gwangju’s Overheated Housing Market

Korea’s millions of barbeque-loving boomers face a similar dilemma when it comes to apartment life. Lacking even the smallest external balconies, their apartments force them to buy half a home’s worth of additional appliances and camping gear so they can approximate backyard cookouts at overcrowded campsites.