the previous year, once again reaching all-time highs and signaling a significant Net buying intentions rose by 8%p to 31%, solidifying Korea's status as a dominant buy- side market and confirming robust investment demand. Buying competition and the KRW 21 trillion recorded in 2021 at the height of the low-interest-rate era, stabilization is driving activity even amidst high interest rates. Sls accounted for 36% of beyond the traditional dominance of asset management companies. The high-base effect following 2025's record-breaking surge in transactions, coupled with signals that Korea's accommodative monetary policy will end, suggests that investment volume will experience a downward adjustment this year. Korea commercial real estate investment volume is projected to decline by approximately 5-10% y-o-y.