ORIX trialing 45-year loans on investment properties

ORIX Bank began trialing 45-year loans on investment properties in May 2018, making it the longest property loan on offer in the industry, exceeding the typical maximum term of 35 years.

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Tokyo's Adachi ward looks into recent spread of share houses

Adachi is the first ward in Tokyo to begin an investigation into the recent proliferation of share houses. A local government investigation carried out between May and October identified 313 share houses in the ward. As many as 70 were previously being managed by Smart Days, a now-defunct share house developer.

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Office rents on the rise as Shibuya returns as Japan’s IT hub

The major redevelopment projects currently underway around Shibuya Station are, as expected, pushing up office rents. The announcement that Google Japan will relocate their head office to the recently completed Shibuya Steam building next year has heralded the return of Shibuya as Japan’s ‘Bit Valley’ and has been the driving force behind the district’s booming office market.

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1 in 5 apartments in Toyosu was listed for sale in the past 12 months

Over the past 12 months, Toyosu Station on the manmade island of Toyosu in Tokyo Bay has seen the highest number of apartments listed for resale in the greater Tokyo region. According to Tokyo Kantei, there have been 3,720 apartments listed for resale in the vicinity of this station accounting for 22.7% of the total apartment stock in the neighborhood. The average apartment age was 11.3 years.

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Kanazawa luxury condo now over 60% sold

Sales in Ishikawa Prefecture’s most expensive condominium have gone exceedingly well with the building now over 60% sold. The Residence Kanazawa is located in front of Kanazawa Station and forms part of the Hyatt hotel development.

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Tokyo apartment sales in October 2018

The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of October 2018:Read more