SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on August 8.

Korean-language dailies

-- Gov't mulls easing loan restrictions for owner-occupants in permit zones (Kookmin Daily)

-- Gov't discusses speeding up housing projects (Donga Ilbo)

-- Extreme heat fuels fears of heatflation (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Proposal for 'youth bus housing' draws backlash (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Seoul reaches 40.2 C on day marking start of autumn (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Discounted listings emerge in Gangnam after tax revision plan (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- S. Korea suffers from 4 blues: stocks, real estate, taxes, politics (Korea Economic Daily)

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