Samsung to limit size of homes eligible for employee loan program: sources

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to tighten requirements for its employee housing loan program for workers without homes by restricting support to smaller residences, industry sources said Sunday, amid criticism such benefits could fuel property price hikes.

According to the sources, the South Korean tech giant decided to limit eligible homes to those measuring 85 square meters or smaller, a widely preferred apartment size, in the greater Seoul area and six major cities.

In May, Samsung Electronics ...