(Tama river, Kawasaki city)
I have just visited a property in Kawasaki city with Indonesian investors.
It is newly built apartment with 14 studio units and fully occupied now.
Price : 110 million yen
Yield : 8.09% gross
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Japan real estate market update : Market off to shaky start in 2019 amid price dip, sluggish demand ?
Now, the real truth about the real estate market in Japan !
I am often asked about the trend of the real estate market in Japan.
The most common question is
“Is it going to come off after Tokyo Olympics in 2020 ?”
What do you think ?
It is always difficult to predict how the market will behave but we can always make some analysis.
There are a few perspectives we should focus when analyzing the market.
First, let us walk through the recent high level market trend.
Average land prices in Japan rose from a year earlier for the first time in 27 years in 2018, fueled by the increasing foreign tourists and by urban areas where redevelopment projects are ongoing.
For example, the number of foreigners who stayed overnight in Kyoto in 2017 totaled 3.53 million, a record high.
The national average of benchmark land prices as of July 1 (in 2018) rose 0.1 percent from a year earlier.
The national average of commercial land prices was stronger than the residential segments and it went up
by 1.1 percent.
Surrounded by the forests unique kominka houses close to skiing resorts and delightful onsen hot springs in Niigata prefecture : Only 80 mins from Tokyo
A relaxing, open plan space where each person can find their own way to chill out ?
Why don’t you try Niigata ?
Niigata prefecture is renowned for beautiful mountains and skiing resorts.
In addition, since Niigata is a major production center for high quality rice, Niigata boasts many Japanese sake brands.
If you take Niigata shinkansen(bullet train) from Tokyo station, it takes only 80 mins to Echigo-yuzawa station.
From Echigo-yuzawa station, you can reach a number of delightful skiing resorts within one hour.
10 mins from a lovely ski resort in Naganao : Akiya property samples
（Hakuba-dake in Nagano)
Do you want to get a taste of traditional Japanese country life where you can reach a gorgeous ski resort in 10 mins ?
There are more than eight million vacant properties(it is called akiya in Japanese) in Japan and the number of akiya is increasing. Recently we have received a number of inquiries from all over the world from people who want to buy akiya. In fact, searching akiya is not as easy as you might think because majority of akiya is not widely listed. You can find only a friction percentage of akiya online.
Today we pick up a few sample akiya properties in good spots in Japan.
1 Kyoto prefecture (one and half hours from Kyoto city center)
2 Chiba prefecture (close to the beautiful ocean)
3 Nagano prefecture (10 mins to a ski resort)
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Can foreigners buy a property in Japan ? : Fundamental rules when acquiring a property
Interested in buying a property in Japan where the country risk is lowest in the world ?
Japan is a rare Asian country insofar as it allows foreigners to buy a property. Foreigners can buy both land and building without special qualification. When it comes to buying a property here, Japan has very few restrictions than the Western countries.
Ownership rights to land and building in Japan by a foreigner is also permitted just like Japanese citizens.
When a registrar has made a registration of ownership with respect to a real property with Legal Affairs Bureau, he/she shall can officially claim the title deeds of the property. However, there are restrictions on agricultural land (farmland). You need to get prior permission from a local agriculture committee (nogyo-iinkai) or governor when you buy the farmland. At least one corporate manager (one member of new owner) has to engage in full-time farming. In other words, if you want to buy farmland, you must become a farmer. The
The best buy places to own a new condo unit in Japan
（Kashiwa station, Chiba)
Do you want to know the best buy places to own a condo unit in Japan ?
Toyokeizai, one of the renowned business magazines in Japan
recently featured the unique real estate (condo unit for home) information in Japan.
The magazine picked up some best buy railways stations in greater Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya to own for your home.
The ranking is based on unique method of PER (Price Earning Ratio).
This particular PER is used to calculate the length (years) to pay back the property price
(new 3 bed room unit with 70 m2) if you rent out.
For example, Read more
What to Know About Defects Problems and Industry Issues in Japan Before You Buy a Condo
In Japan’s condominium industry, there are some serious issues.
In 2015, there was a huge scandal involving the condo complex called
“Park city La La Yokohama” developed by Mitsui Fudosan.
Mitsui Fudosan is the top developer in Japan.
Construction based on false data was carried out in October 2015, and a scandal where the building was inclined was discovered because the plurality of piles did not reach the appropriate depth in the ground. Safety for earthquake resistance was suspected.Read more
Buying a house in Japan ? Here’s all-too common mistakes to avoid
We don’t need to tell you about the brilliance of Japan quality: detailed, good service and competitive price etc etc. But for how good Japan quality in general is, it’s equally easy to screw up. Badly.
Japan’s real estate industry and construction industry are full of fraudulent companies.
A number of them are rogue (of course, there are good and trustworthy companies, too.)
You need to be very careful to deal with them.
When you build your brand-new house in Japan, you must be extra mindful because it could be a disaster if it goes wrong.
It is widely known to the industry professionals that the laws are not necessarily protecting the consumers
(customers).
Why is the owner (consumer) in so disadvantageous position ?
There are five main reasons.
1.The industry is not seeking a repeat business so they don’t look after customers well
2. High overhead cost
3. The related laws have many loopholes
4. The owner(customer) trusts the contractor (real estate agents and builders included) too much
5. Victim’s tragic stories are not widely reported in the media.
Pitfall of the condo unit investment in Japan : Management company and work matter
There are many apartment buildings which are failing in the their management in Japan.If you live in the apartment buildings you have to be cautiously attentive how your building is managed.
What about the property for the investment ?
KENBIYA (major Japanese property web site) recently wrote an interesting story about the management of the residential buildings (both for living and investment)
As an investor, perhaps the management of the building does not seem to be your business but I have to warn you that actually the management of many residential buildings for the investment is more likely to
be failing.
But Why ?
The reason is very simple. Owners (investors) don’t care because they don’t live there.
In some cases monthly management fee (管理費）is not paid by many owners, management fee (fund) is spent improperly. In some cases someone took the money and run away.
Case 1
Serious trouble of the property for investment that were built the bubble period.
One of the relatively common examples is the an apartment in Tokyo, which is close to the city center.
These buildings (usually with units of studios) were built as a tax saving measure for salaried workers in the bubble period.
Fast track for permanent residency for highly skilled foreigners :Japan’s Groundbreaking New Green Card system
Japan dramatically relaxed Green Card system !
Bold new opportunity to obtain Japan’s new Green Card.
Are you interested in Japanese Green Card with Japan’s social security and universal healthcare service ?
Here is what you should do.
Invest in the property here and get the ‘business manager’ status.
Japan is facing the acute shortage of workforce.
To address the issue, Prime Minister Abe has been drastically relaxing the immigration control for both low skilled workers and high skilled professionals.
Japan needs both low skilled workers as well as advanced skilled managers.
There is a new visa category called Highly-Skilled Professionals (HSP).This new category was relaxed dramatically last year and now Japanese government is offering preferential treatment for the category, which makes applicants much easier to apply for the so-called
‘GREEN CARD’.
In this relaxed category, HSP can apply for ‘GREEN CARD’ earliest within ONE YEAR (subject to your points) after you
get status of HSP. The Green Card application procedure is based on the points-based system.
The new approach follows the government’s introduction of a point system for highly skilled professionals in 2012.
Under this system, people are scored according to factors such as academic background, career background and annual salary, and are categorized under the field of “academic research,” “technical activities,” or “business management.”Read more