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The charter market is becoming increasingly unbalanced, with fewer listings and rising prices. While the gap investment ban and subletting restrictions help stabilize household debt, they have the side effect of reducing the supply of rentals. Tenants are exercising more renewal rights, new rentals are becoming scarce, and prices are rising again. Renting has been a key part of South Korea's housing ladder, but it is a structure that is vulnerable to financial risk. The solution is not a radical abolition, but a "steady evolution" that includes mandatory security deposit return guarantees, expanding the supply of public rentals, and enhancing tax incentives for rent-to-own. Policies that reduce speculation and protect housing stability for real people are what's needed now. #rental system #gapinvestmentregulation #rentalmarketchange #rentalcliff #depositreturnguarantee #publicrental #realestatemeasures