Property Transfers

Property transfers are updated weekly. Because of a delay in receiving the data from the county offices, the most current data is from the previous month. ( read original story ...)

Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan

But the greater issue is more structural. According to borrowers, Japanese banks — and there are scores of listed lenders — favour lending against tangible assets, property and revenue, rather than ... ( read original story ...)

Home price trends in Japan

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation. Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in ... ( read original story ...)