{
  "id": 19116414,
  "title": "Real-life Prince Heinrey? Lee Jong-suk's real estate holdings estimated at $45 mil.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/real-life-prince-heinrey-lee-jong-suks-real-estate-holdings-estimated-19116414",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20261109/real-life-prince-heinrey-lee-jong-suks-real-estate-holdings-estimated-at-45-mil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean actor Lee Jong-suk's real estate holdings have reportedly ballooned to an estimated $45 million, thanks to a luxury home he bought in 2015 for a fraction of its original price. According to a video posted by Wander Planet on YouTube, the property in Seoul's upscale Hannam-dong district was purchased for about 4.3 billion won, or $3 million, in March 2015. This was a significant discount of more than 50 percent from the property's original sale price, attributed to financial difficulties faced by the developer, Dongyang Group.\n\nOver the past decade, the property's market value has soared to approximately 20 billion won, representing a gain of around 15.7 billion won. This means the home is now worth about 4.7 times its original purchase price. Lee Jong-suk still owns the residence. In 2019, he moved to another prestigious residential complex, Nine One Hannam, in the same neighborhood, where he secured another property.",
  "summary": "A luxury home Korean actor Lee Jong-suk purchased at a steep discount more than a decade ago has reportedly surged nearly fivefold in value, contributing to a real estate portfolio now estimated at around 63 billion won. According to a video released Saturday on the YouTube channel \"Wander Planet,\" Lee purchased a luxury residence at La Terrasse Hannam in UN Village, an exclusive residential…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}