Last year, 6 out of 10 winners of Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) public sale lotteries were youth ages 19 to 39.
LH on the 26th released "2025 LH public housing subscriptions by the numbers," an analysis of last year's LH public housing subscription data.
Of the 17,828 first-time winners of LH public sales last year, 10,605 were youth, accounting for 59% of winners. The figures show that the public sale program is serving as a practical ladder for young people to buy their first homes.
Public sales allocate 20% of general supply by lottery. As a result, even youth with smaller subscription savings or relatively shorter periods without homeownership can secure chances to win.
LH supplied a total of 23,000 public sale housing units across 39 complexes nationwide last year. The Seoul metropolitan area received 18,000 units and non-capital regions 5,000 units. Some metropolitan complexes, including Gwacheon Juam C1 (type 84) and Goyang Changneung S5 (type 84), drew triple-digit competition ratios, reflecting strong interest.
An analysis of newlywed households participating in public sale subscriptions showed strategic, end-user-focused applications aimed at raising the odds of winning. Of the 389,680 total LH public sale applications last year, 117,599, or about 30%, were duplicate applications by spouses to improve the chances of winning. In addition, there were 32 cases of using the "birth special case," which allows those who previously won special supply to apply again after the birth of a newborn.
A total of 1,909 newborn households succeeded in buying a home through LH's general public sale subscriptions.
An LH official said, "As public sales provide homebuying opportunities and serve as a housing ladder for end users without homes, including youth and newlyweds, we will do our best to stably supply public housing in a timely manner."