As it is impossible to travel to Japan at the moment, I'm grateful that there is this kind of place in Whanganui." A vaccine pass is required for everyone aged 12 years and older. Bookings can be made ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed, danger is downgraded…
The large herbaceous perennial with its bamboo-like appearance became infamous in Britain for it’s threat to buildings. ( read original story ...)
Osaka purchases Nick Jonas’ Beverly Hills mansion
Naomi Osaka made a pretty significant purchase over ... Jonas sold his stylish property off the market after owning the home for just over a year. He paid $6.5 million for the house, but flipped ... ( read original story ...)
The bamboo invasion – why you should be more worried about it than Japanese knotweed
That particular feathery-topped giant, eaten as a vegetable in Japan, has long held the title of the worst invasive plant in the world. It is thought to cost the UK economy around £165 million a year, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: what does it look like, and will it damage my house price?
Japanese knotweed may no longer be a death sentence for property owners after new guidance suggested the plant should not make a house unsalable. The invasive weed affects millions of British homes ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the lavish mega-mansion Australian Open champion Ash Barty is planning to build after snapping up a block of land next to a Greg Norman-designed golf course – while …
Australia's golden girl has quietly been amassing a lavish property portfolio that includes three stunning houses across Queensland - the latest a mega mansion she's building from scratch. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed ‘will only affect home’s value if it’s causing visible damage’ say new guidelines
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has relaxed the regulations for the invasive weed appearing on property ... ( read original story ...)
Gelt touches down in Long Beach with apartment buy
Gelt has bought a newly constructed apartment complex in Downtown Long Beach from Holland Partner Group and NASH for $156 million. ( read original story ...)
Federal Land partners with Japanese firm for P48-B venture
Ty family-led Federal Land Inc. has teamed up with Japanese property developer Nomura Real Estate Development Co. to create a P48-billion local joint venture company that aims to deliver world ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yakuza quietly moving offices to condos, meeting in restaurants amid crackdowns
A formidable building with security cameras, rows of black cars and rough-looking men staring out -- such is the image of yakuza offices po ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Room to Increase Some Tax Rates, IMF Suggests
Japan has room to raise some tax rates to increase revenue and take other “revenue mobilization” steps, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
IMF urges Japan to scale back pandemic support, raise taxes in long run
The International Monetary Fund urged Japan on Friday to scale back emergency pandemic support, and consider raising taxes on property and capital income once the economy's recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
Federal Land, Japan’s Nomura Real Estate form P48-B firm
Ty-led Federal Land, Inc. announced on Friday that it had entered into a “strategic partnership” with Japan-based Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. to set up a P48-billion property company. ( read original story ...)
Where is Peng Shuai? Australian Open T-shirts grab attention
Even as he was being ejected from the Australian Open for wearing a white T-shirt with a “Where is Peng Shuai?” slogan in ... ( read original story ...)
Rics scraps Japanese knotweed 7-meter rule
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has scrapped the ‘seven-metre rule’ that valuers use when determining whether Japanese knotweed poses a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Prime Office Rents Forecasted to Dip in 2022
The primary factors were an increase in vacancies in existing buildings as a result of relocations to newly completed properties, as well as consolidations and partial cancellations implemented as ... ( read original story ...)