Korea's land prices rise 1.25% in H1
South Korea’s land prices continued to grow in the first half of the year, government data showed Wednesday, amid a residential building construction boom partly created by a series of government measures aimed at boosting the property market. In the six months ended June 30, land prices gained 1.25 percent from six months earlier, accelerating from a 1.07 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The tally marks the steepest rise [...]