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  "id": 9260428,
  "title": "Population mobility down in August amid housing market slowdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/population-mobility-down-in-august-amid-housing-market-slowdown-9260428",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260923/population-mobility-down-in-august-amid-housing-market-slowdown"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that population mobility in Korea decreased in August 2023 due to a slowdown in the housing market. Around 471,000 Koreans moved to new residences, marking the lowest figure in 53 years and a 22,000-person decline from the previous year. The population mobility rate, which measures the number of people relocating per 100 residents, fell to 10.9%, down 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier. The data ministry attributed the decrease to a decline in housing transactions and new home supplies. June and July saw 132,000 homes traded, a 4.4% decrease from the same period in 2022, and 43,000 apartment units completed, a 29.1% decline. The largest net outflows were reported in Seoul, South Gyeongsang Province, and the Jeonnam-Gwangju area, while Gyeonggi Province reported no significant movement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Population mobility down in Aug. amid housing market slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/population-mobility-down-in-aug-amid-housing-market-slowdown",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Population mobility down in August amid housing market slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/population-mobility-down-in-august-amid-housing-market-slowdown",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}