Does anyone know what happened? I was walking into gate 3 today and I saw that the Off Limits was updated. In big red letters it said "Julie Realty".

I know that USFK has Realty that they use and don't use, but I have never seen one placed Off Limits.

Were they giving free hummers or something when your rented from them? If I knew that I would have gone through them first.*









*If my girlfriend is reading this I was just kidding

Didn't read the reason, but realtors are sometimes caught with their hand in the money pot. It is a great temptation when dealing with owners and the housing office to slip a little deal in to fill their own pocket.
I thought they were nice, and hope it clears up soon.

Ya, that's true...but they never put them on the off limits...mostly they just lose their USFK approval.

Here's the article on the issue from the 24 Feb Stars and Strips:

Yongsan mum on why Realtor put off-limits



By Ashley Rowland, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, February 24, 2008


SEOUL — U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan officials will not say why a prominent realty company is being investigated and was put off-limits earlier this month.
The president of Julie’s Realty said her company has done nothing wrong, and she believes the off-limits designation will be overturned soon during the appeals process.
“There is a misunderstanding,” Julie Back said Friday at her office, located near Samgakji subway station and a short walk from Yongsan’s Gate One. About a dozen thank-you letters and certificates of appreciation from U.S. Forces Korea are posted inside. “We both need to talk and have more understanding on each side.”
Both Yongsan and Criminal Investigation Division officials from the United States declined to say last week why Julie’s Realty was placed off-limits on Feb. 15.
Back said she didn’t want to hurt her chances at a successful appeal, but her company has done nothing wrong. “We are sure we’ve done our best for servicemembers and their families,” she said.
Yongsan spokesman David McNally said Julie’s Realty was put off-limits based on preliminary results of an ongoing investigation into the company, but couldn’t provide additional details.
He directed Stars and Stripes to CID for future comments on the investigation, but CID spokesman Chris Grey said the agency does not confirm the names of individuals or companies under investigation unless charges have been made.
Servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians are allowed to keep housing contracts made through Julie’s Realty before Feb. 15, but cannot make new contracts. Julie’s Realty has offices throughout South Korea, but is off-limits only at Yongsan.