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One of the very big changes in recent years has been the depreciation of the JPY, reaching historical lows against the USD. A lot of experts are now saying this…
Japan’s Post Bank Boosts Real Estate Holdings to $27B
Japan Post Bank’s headquarters at Tokyo’s Otemachi Place West Tower Japan Post Bank is adding more real estate to its portfolio this year as the company continues to diversify its…
The Collapse of China’s Real Estate Bubble: Causes and Consequences
Successive defaults of China’s major property developers and the Evergrande Group filing for bankruptcy are triggering concern that the Chinese economy is becoming more like Japan’s. Could China be set…
Podcast: Affordable Real Estate and Hot Spring Baths in Rural Japan
This week, podcast host Jim Santos meets Greg Goodmacher, an expat who began his live-overseas adventure over 30 years ago. Originally from New York and later, San Francisco, Greg caught…
Japanese garden design informs Mitsui & Co real estate office
Lush plants and gravel beds feature in the Tokyo offices of real estate company Mitsui & Co, which local interior studio Flooat has designed to be “as stress-free as possible”.…
Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd Founder Featured in APAC Entrepreneur Cover Story
LEAD REAL ESTATE CO., LTD Tokyo, Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd (the “Company,” Nasdaq: LRE), a Japanese real estate developer of luxury residential properties,…
Japan’s Weak Yen Attracts Overseas Real Estate Buyers
In 2023, for visitors from Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China, Japan is now, a place to buy. The weak yen and the still rock-bottom cost of borrowing, say buyers,…
Japan’s Real Estate Renaissance: Foreign Investors Flock To Land Of The Rising Sun
Countries worldwide have been focusing on raising interest rates to counter skyrocketing inflation over the past couple of years. Japan, the third-largest economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP),…
Japan is Top APAC Market for Real Estate Funds
Within Asia Pacific, Japan is one of the most preferred markets for real estate funds, according to a KPMG report, though the broader region remains under-allocated. Japan is «by far» a preferred…
Foreign Buyers & Tourism Fueling Japan’s Luxury Real Estate
London-based real estate consultancy Knight Frank reported buyers with US$1 million to spend can purchase 60 square meters, or 636 square feet, of prime property in Tokyo, almost double of…