5/2 Talk about how housing leases are skyrocketing in Korea.

The price of leasing a home has been skyrocketing lately in Korea.
* lease a home: 집을 임대하다
* skyrocket: 폭등하다.
ex> Sales of smartphones have been skyrocketing in Korea during the past couple of years.

Home renters have the option of picking from either wol-se or jeon-se.

Jeon-se is where you pay a large lump sum deposit at the beginning of a contract with no monthly rent.
* lump sum: 큰 덩어리, 큰 액수

Jeon-se prices have been on the sharp rise since early 2009.
ex> That company's stocks have been on the sharp decline after the recent recall.

There's a lack of supply of homes available for jeon-se in comparison to the demand.
* in comparison to: ~와 비교하여
ex> Due to the lack of supply of crude oil, gas prices have gone up.

Landlords prefer to rent out their property through wol-se due to its higher profitability.
* profitability: 수익성
* rent out (a home): 집을 세놓다, 집을 임대하다.
'* landlord: 집주인
ex> She decided to rent out the conference hall for the company event.

This, in turn, leads to less available homes up for rent.
* up for rent: 임대 위해 내 놓은
ex> I decided to put the extra room in my house up for rent.

@ I've been sniffling all day.  하루 종일 코를 훌쩍거렸어.

1. Stock prices have been skyrocketing as the economy is picking up.
2. International oil prices have been on the sharp rise because of the war.
3. Prices have risen in comparison to 2010.
4. The number of homes up for rent in Korea has declined.