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![A view of apartments in central Seoul from Seoul Sky, the observatory at the top of the Lotte World Tower in Songpa District, southern Seoul on Oct. 5. According to the Korea Appraisal Board, jeonse prices of apartments in September rose by 0.53 percent compared to a month earlier, the largest on-month increase since April 2015. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10101185.jpg?imageId=10101185&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)