Tokyo Real Estate News & Information
Tokyo's Property Market & Useful Tips for Property Owners
Stay informed on Tokyo land prices, redevelopment projects, taxes on Japanese real estate, real estate terms, and more. We provide useful news and information especially for foreigners (non-residents) interested in buying, selling, and owning properties in Tokyo.
What is Renunciation of Inheritance? About the deadlines and procedures
There are 3 types of “inheritance” methods in Japan, which are unconditional acceptance, limited acceptance, and renunciation of inheritance. Here is an explanation about renunciation of inheritance. Unconditional acceptance: To inherit all the rights and obligations of an ancestor, which means i…
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Lease Guarantor Companies in Japan
When renting apartments in Japan, it is common for lease agreements to mandate the involvement of a guarantor company. Many such agreements necessitate the provision of either a joint guarantor or a guarantor company at the time of contract conclusion. A joint guarantor or a guarantor company has t…
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Seminar - Buying and Selling Real Estate for Foreigners in Japan
PLAZA HOMES presented a lecture on "Buying and Selling Real Estate for Foreigners in Japan" at Expat Expo Tokyo 2021. The presentation covers topics such as buying a property in Japan, mortgages, popular areas, taxes, and comparisons with renting. For Foreigners, How to Buy / Sell Real Estate in…
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How to Sell Your Home in Japan for More Money
For smooth sales of your real estate property in better terms, it is important for you to understand the flow of a real estate sales transaction and prepare for your actual transaction in advance. For those who are considering selling a real estate property in Japan, we here show some tips to sell…
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Renting vs Buying Which is better?
Which is better: living in a rental property and continuing to pay rent or buying a property for sale? This is a frequent question that many people are wondering about. It is very difficult to give you a clear answer because it depends on the person’s life plan, the way of thinking about his/her lif…
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Selling property in Japan as a foreigner
In Japan, foreigners can buy and sell real estate, and the procedures and taxes imposed on such selling and buying are not very different from those of Japanese people. In recent years, the number of real estate sales transactions by foreigners, including overseas investors, has been increasing, so…
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What are Off-Market Properties? - Are these good bargains, or really bargain properties?
When searching for properties for rent or sale, you may often see the messages such as "There are off-market properties!", "How to find off-market properties", etc. However, many people may have questions such as “Is there really a real estate that is not on the market in these days when we can ea…
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Webinar Announcement: "How to Sell Your Home in Japan - Whether You're Living in Japan or Overseas"
On January 15 (Saturday), 2022 at 11:00 AM, Kenji Kubo of PLAZA HOMES, Ltd. will give a talk on "How to Sell Your Home in Japan - Whether You're Living in Japan or Overseas" at an online seminar hosted by Real Estate Japan. Content of the Lecture PLAZA HOMES ・When is the best time to sell real e…
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Housing Loan Tax Exemption – Revision in fiscal 2022
The eligibility period for housing loan tax exemption has been extended for 4 years, while the deduction rate has been reduced to 0.7%. (Fiscal Year 2022 Tax Reform Outline released on Dec.10, 2021) Housing Loan Tax Exemption – What will change and how? “Housing Loan Tax Exemption” is the system t…
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Japan’s Real Estate Market in 2021-2022 – Annual Summary & Projections
This article is provided by Mr. Ziv Nakajima-Magen - Partner & Executive Manager, Asia-Pacific Nippon Tradings International (NTI) When Crisis Becomes the Norm If 2021 has done anything, as far as the global Covid-19 pandemic is concerned, it’s to drive home the fact that the “new normal” is al…
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