The scale of comprehensive real estate tax levied on houses increased by 14.6% in 2024 compared to the previous year, returning to an upward trend for the first time in three years. Taxes, which had been reduced for two consecutive years due to the relaxation of comprehensive real estate tax in 2022 and the decline in publicly announced housing prices, have increased again due to the rise in house prices. The publicly announced housing prices have risen significantly in 2025 and 2026, especially in Seoul, and the government is considering a tax reform to increase the burden of ownership tax for owners of multiple homes and ultra-high-priced homes next month, so it is predicted that the comprehensive real estate tax increase will become steeper. ● Comprehensive real estate tax increases for the second year due to rising house prices. According to the National Statistics Portal of the National Data Service on the 28th, the final comprehensive real estate tax amount for imputed housing in 2024 is compared to the previous year. It was calculated to be 1.0876 trillion won, an increase of 14.6%. Among these, the comprehensive real estate tax in the Seoul area was 569.8 billion won, accounting for about half (52.4%) of the total. Seoul's comprehensive real estate tax increased by 17.9% in one year, which was higher than the national average growth rate. Comprehensive real estate tax is levied on houses exceeding the publicly announced price of 900 million won (1.2 billion won for one house per household). In 2024, compared to the previous year,