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High-rise apartment complexes are seen in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on July 19.

Starting price for Seoul's top 1% of apartments reaches 4.7 billion won

A new Zigbang analysis shows Seoul’s top-tier apartment entry price far outpaces Gyeonggi and other regions, even as luxury home prices edged down from a year earlier.

2026.7.20

Real estate agencies clustered at in Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]

New bill would crack down on Korea's real estate apps

The Democratic Party has put forth a bill that would empower the Korea Association of Realtors (KAR) to regulate unfair brokerage practices. The bill, if passed, is expected to impact real estate apps like zigbang and Dabang.

2023.12.12

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A Saudi Arabian delegation led by Minister of Municipality, Rural Affairs and Housing Majed Al-Hogail listens to Naver’s presentation on smart cities at the company’s headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 29. [NAVER]

KT, zigbang want pieces of Saudi NEOM city project

KT, Korea’s leading telecom and IT service provider, and real estate start-up zigbang have joined the contest to get contracts from Saudi Arabia’s NEOM city project, following Naver and a lot of tech players from across the globe.

2022.12.2

Ahn Sung-ho, CEO of zigbang, poses with the new SHP-R80, a door lock that can be unlocked using a Samsung Pay-installed phone. [ZIGBANG]

Revamped zigbang introduces first smart home product

zigbang introduced its first smart home product following the acquisition of Samsung SDS’ home internet of things (IoT) division, aiming to branch out abroad into the United States and China.

2022.11.22

Zigbang finalized the acquisition of Samsung SDS’s home internet of things (IoT) unit, according to the company on Thursday. [ZIGBANG]

Zigbang takes over Samsung SDS's smart home unit

Zigbang finalized its acquisition of Samsung SDS’s home internet of things (IoT) unit, the company said on Thursday.

2022.7.28

An apartment complex in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Dream homes now costly mistake as rates rise and prices fall

Homeowners who bought recently on the hope of a gain and driven in many cases by a fear of missing out are finding their bets going bad as interest rates rise and prices start to fall.

2022.7.6

A view of the 42 Convention Center, a virtual building in Soma, Zigbang's metaverse application. [ZIGBANG]

Zigbang gets 100 billion won of investment, borrows 60 billion won

Zigbang raised 100 billion won ($77 million) in funding from the Korea Development Bank (KDB) and other investors and borrowed money for its acquisition of a Samsung SDS business unit.

2022.7.4

A view of the 42 Convention Center, an virtual auditorium built in Soma [ZIGBANG]

Zigbang's Soma metaverse goes live and global on Friday

Zigbang will offer its Soma virtual office space on a global scale from Friday.

2022.5.19

[Lifehacks] Your guide to finding a home away from home in Korea

Student housing options in Korea vary from on-campus dormitories to a whole range of off-campus rentals, as the choice between the two often comes down to what sort of lifestyle you want.

2022.5.19