More than half of Seoul metropolitan apartment deals priced at ₩1.5 billion–₩2 billion closed at record highs in July, the strongest among all price tiers in Zigbang's analysis of South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport data released on the 10th. The record-high transaction share for that bracket reached 53.8%, up from 47.9% a year earlier, while other mid-to-high-end segments from ₩600 million to ₩1.5 billion also strengthened. By contrast, record-high transaction shares above ₩2 billion weakened, even as separate Seoul data showed 3,069 apartment sales above ₩2.5 billion from January 1 to August 7, with 77.6% in Gangnam-gu, Seocho-gu and Songpa-gu. The combined figures suggest continued resilience in mid-to-high-end and trophy-home demand, but with stricter lending rules, tax reform proposals and economic uncertainty creating a less certain outlook for the most expensive segment.