[davidktr]

ctrl+f "real estate"

"Another economic factor in the falling birthrate is the rising price of real estate and a resulting increase in unmarried or late-marrying people. The tradition in Korea is for men to prepare a family home before marrying, and the rising cost of housing in recent years has thereby triggered a decline in marriage rates."

[globalise83]

Not only the marriage rates. A much bigger property is needed for three children than for one, so even if poor old husband manages to scrape together enough for a one-bedroom apartment, there is a strong disincentive incentive to have two more children...