South Korean buyers used ₩8.0334 trillion (approximately $5.9 billion) from stock and bond sales to purchase homes from January through July 2026, exceeding the full-year 2025 record of ₩5.8205 trillion (approximately $4.3 billion). The data, obtained by Rep. Kim Jong-yang of the ruling People Power Party from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, show that securities proceeds accounted for 6.2% of total home-purchase funding, up from 3.1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2022. Seoul received 64.4% of the funds and Gyeonggi Province 27.5%, giving the greater Seoul metropolitan area 91.9%. Homes priced at ₩1.5 billion (approximately $1.1 million) or more absorbed 52.9% of the proceeds, while apartments accounted for 89.1%. Buyers in their 30s sold the most securities in absolute terms, but those in their 50s had the highest reliance on such funds relative to their total purchase financing. Earlier analysis attributed the flow to rising stock prices, limited borrowing capacity for expensive homes and demand for high-end real estate as a perceived safe investment, while officials and analysts called for more housing supply and alternative investment opportunities.