'Bunpo 5 billion won apartment = bought via 'savings'?.. Cho Soobin's junior colleague faces controversy over source of funds → video deleted [Star Issue]

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Announcer Cho Soobin revealed the story of her junior colleague buying a newly built apartment in Bunpo, but faced criticism for insufficient explanation of the source of funds used to purchase the occupancy rights and subsequently deleted the YouTube video.

On the 26th, a video titled 'Buying a Newly Built Apartment in Bunpo by Saving Every Penny' was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Cho Soobin Curation'.

In the video, Cho Soobin visited her junior colleague's home and asked, "An announcer's salary isn't that high," "Didn't you work two jobs?" and "Is there a secret to securing occupancy rights for a newly built apartment in Bunpo within such a short period?"

In response, the junior colleague stated that most of the funds used to purchase the home came from savings and that she did not invest in stocks or cryptocurrencies.

However, viewers pointed out that Cho Soobin's junior colleague failed to clearly explain the source of funds for purchasing the occupancy rights. The Maple Jayi apartment in Jamwon-dong, which her junior bought, is known to have a market price of approximately 5 billion to 6 billion won for the national standard size (exclusive area of 84㎡), making it difficult to purchase through simple savings alone. Critics also noted that explanations regarding existing assets, loans, jeonse deposit refunds, and family support should have been provided.

One netizen commented, "Considering acquisition taxes, brokerage fees, and additional shares in redevelopment projects, at least around 1.2 billion won would have been required. The explanation that this was possible through savings alone is realistically hard to accept."

In response, Cho Soobin stated, "I have invested in index funds for a long time and bought the house before regulations became stricter. I also minimized living expenses," adding that she received help from her parents.

When the topic of her junior's stock investments arose, she clarified, "Stock investing was done concurrently while securing the home and repaying loans; it was not simple index fund investing."

As the controversy continued, the video was deleted from Cho Soobin's YouTube channel.

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