Half of Brazil’s population lack full property rights

An estimated 100 million people lack property rights, a senior Ministry of Cities official told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, highlighting the need for Brazil to bring its housing sector into the formal economy. Title deeds for millions of unregistered ... ( read original story ...)

Deputy of Intellectual Property Dept held for theft in Japan

The ministry had instructed the Thai Trade Centre in Osaka to work closely with the Thai embassy in ... and the Facebook page of Department of Intellectual Property received a flood of comments, particularly about a photograph of the department's officials ... ( read original story ...)

Straits Trading to acquire Japan property for S$11.6m

Aerial view of Osaka, Japan. The Straits Trading Company on Wednesday (18 January) unveiled plans to acquire the rights to a freehold rental residential property in Osaka, Japan for 925 million yen (S$11.6 million). This comes as the investment firm agreed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan hotel deals hit US$3 billion

US$2.3 billion. The ANA deal was at the height of the pre-GFC property investment boom. Despite this, 2016 was a very strong year for hotel sales activity. In 2017, I expect Japan will witness another year of strong capital inflows. But unlike 2007 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo office boom fades with more space, fewer workers

TOKYO, Jan 16 Commercial property prices in Tokyo, a bellwether for Japan's market, look to have peaked as the capital faces a glut of new offices even as the number of office workers is set to decline. The property market had rebounded in the past three ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo to get Japan's first Moxy in November

Tokyo-based commercial real estate developer Pacifica Capital K.K. has signed a management contract with Marriott International to open Japan’s debut Moxy hotel in November. The 205-guestroom Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel will be close to Kinshicho, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top real estate firms notch record pretax profits

TOKYO -- Mitsui Fudosan and two other top real estate companies are expected to report all-time-high pretax profits for the April-December period, underpinned by a property boom triggered by the central bank's negative interest rate policy. Mitsui Fudosan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Office Market to Reach a Tipping Point in 2017

According to global real estate consultant CBRE, Japan's office leasing and investment markets will likely reach a turning point in the cycle in 2017. In Tokyo's office market, which is scheduled to see three consecutive years of above average new supply ... ( read original story ...)

osaka-nara

From Osaka it took us a little over an hour to get to Tsutsui station ... We also visited Daihozoin which is on the same property and housed many national treasures. Next to Horyuji is Chuguji. It was believed that Horyuji was originally built as a ... ( read original story ...)

TEXAS: State court rules Texas Central not a railroad

The N7100-I Bullet is currently in operation between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Texas Central is planning a similar ... with eminent domain authority and the right to survey private property. In Harris County, Texas Central has sued more than 20 landowners. ( read original story ...)

Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel Announced for November 2017

Tokyo-based commercial real estate developer Pacifica Capital K.K. has signed a management contract with Marriott International to open Japan’s first location for Moxy Hotels in November 2017. The property, to be known as “Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel ... ( read original story ...)