AI Global Index — Decision Report
Seoul, South Koreafor a corporate professional
62
Market Fit
Conditional fit
Conditional fit
Weighted to a corporate professional's priorities, Seoul scores 62/100 — conditional fit. Property entry-window: Open (score 74).
Career opportunity and disposable income — what the salary actually buys after housing.
Scorecard — the factors this profile weights
| Factor | Weight | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 18% | 40 | seed |
| Purchasing power | 16% | 39 | seed |
| Affordable cost of living | 12% | 26 | seed |
| Employment | 12% | 91 | ● live |
| Rent affordability | 10% | 69 | seed |
| Health outcomes | 10% | 96 | ● live |
| Safety | 10% | 80 | seed |
| Mobility | 8% | 88 | seed |
| Education | 4% | 82 | seed |
Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.
Why it works
- Employment 91/100 · 12% weight
- Rent affordability 69/100 · 10% weight
- Health outcomes 96/100 · 10% weight
- Safety 80/100 · 10% weight
Why it may not
- Net income 40/100 · 18% weight
- Purchasing power 39/100 · 16% weight
- Affordable cost of living 26/100 · 12% weight
Property entry-window
OpenValuation 100 · Demand 26 · Financing 94 · Title 74 · Climate 58 · price-to-income 49 (100 = long-run avg)
The same market, every profile
Family office / institutional77
Bank / mortgage lender76
Family buying a home70
Tourist / visitor70
Entrepreneur / startup69
Business expansion64
Corporate professional62
Government / municipality61
Retail brand57
Real estate developer53
Capital-appreciation investor49
Rental-income investor45
Seoul ranks best for a family office / institutional (77) and worst for a rental-income investor (45). Suitability, not popularity.
Next: the actual properties
This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Seoul:
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