Japanese real estate offers shakier refuge to the unsackable

For corporate Japan, saddled for another decade with a large labour pool of the unremarkable, the unpromotable and the unsackable, the property game has become all about relocation, relocation, relocation of unwanted staff. In theory, say private equity ... ( read original story ...)

Asia’s big money reigns over Japan’s property market

TOKYO -- Overseas investment funds are increasingly buying real estate in Japan, attracted by the country's weakening currency and ultralow interest rates. For the first half of fiscal 2017, property purchases by overseas investors expanded 3.3 times from ... ( read original story ...)

APA Group swindled in ¥1.3 billion land deal in Akasaka

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested nine ... According to TBS, the suspects shopped the property to multiple real estate companies while posing as its rightful owner. The property was eventually sold to the APA Group for 1.26 billion ... ( read original story ...)

R?torso?C Residence in Tokyo

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Expo covers latest overseas property market trends

In view of the growing interest in overseas property, The Standard and Sing Tao Overseas Property ... significant price growths have been recorded over the past four year in Tokyo and Osaka, where local Japanese have increasingly opted for buying rather ... ( read original story ...)

LaSalle successfully closes its fourth Japanese Logistics Fund

JLF IV will primarily focus on the greater Tokyo and Osaka property markets. Yasuo Nakashima, CEO of Japan and fund manager at LaSalle Investment Management, says, “With JLF IV, we are responding to the strong investor appetite for warehouses ... ( read original story ...)

How easy is it to purchase an investment property in Japan?

When purchasing property in Japan, foreigners do not have to worry about having a visa or their current country of residence. It's fairly easy to purchase real estate in Japan because there are currently no restrictions or regulations that prohibit ... ( read original story ...)

HK property seen among riskiest

HONG KONG’s sky-high prices and low affordability rank it as one of the riskiest property markets for Savills Investment Management, which is avoiding the city in favor of Japan and Australia. “Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive,” Kiran Patel ... ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank to relaunch property lending in Japan

TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is relaunching its real estate lending business in Japan, after scaling it down post the 2008 financial crisis, as it looks to tap into the nation’s tourism boom that could grow even bigger if casinos are built. ( read original story ...)