Guides

The rules behind the calculators, explained in the order you'll meet them. Every guide lists its sources and the date it was checked.

• Buying property in Korea as a foreignerForeigners can own Korean property outright, and pay exactly the same taxes as Koreans.
• Moving money from China to buy a home in Korea — legallyMany buyers assume the USD 50,000 annual quota can fund a Korean home.
• The foreigner land-transaction permit, explainedSince August 2025 a foreigner cannot buy housing in Seoul, most of Gyeonggi or central Incheon without a district-office permit that commits them to living in it.
• Bringing money into Korea for a property purchaseThe money side of a Korean purchase has two traps: a foreign-exchange report that non-residents must file before the funds land, and transfer costs that quietly eat 1–3% of the amount.
• Can a foreigner get a mortgage in Korea?Yes, if you live and earn in Korea.
• Every tax on a Korean property, from purchase to saleKorea taxes property in four moments: when you buy, every year you hold, when it earns rent, and when you sell.
• Jeonse or buy? The foreigner's versionJeonse — a lump-sum deposit instead of rent, returned in full when you leave — is the alternative to buying that foreigners rarely understand and often should use.