Been feeling like this more and more as of late…anybody else sympathize? :D

Hi, Ivan. Hope you enjoyed your stay – which cities are you referring to, and what do you mean by “dire”?

Certainly, Japan isn’t a growth oriented environment – the population is shrinking/ageing fast,and the economy is struggling to break out of two and some decades of deflation. There are several ways in which many are believing this trend…[Read more]

Hi, Ivan. Hope you enjoyed your stay – which cities are you referring to, and what do you mean by “dire”?

Certainly, Japan isn’t a growth oriented environment – the population is shrinking/ageing fast,and the economy is struggling to break out of two and some decades of deflation. There are several ways in which many are believing this trend…[Read more]

Following up on the above, here’s a Sapporo city deal analysis for your review. Still a favourite due to higher yields than the rest of the country can provide, as mentioned above. Similar or higher theoretical yields can be found in smaller townships, but nowhere near the size of this city (slowly but steadily rising towards the 2 mil population…[Read more]

Updated our 2016 Japan real estate property investment strategy. The full info can be found here – Japan Property Purchase Guide – but here are the main takeaways –

1. Fukuoka’s market, which is still one of the hottest in the country, and has been enjoying constantly increasing interest from foreign investors, is now too hot for its’ own good -…[Read more]

Updated our 2016 Japan real estate property investment strategy. The full info can be found here – Japan Property Purchase Guide – but here are the main takeaways –

1. Fukuoka’s market, which is still one of the hottest in the country, and has been enjoying constantly increasing interest from foreign investors, is now too hot for its’ own good -…[Read more]

Updated our 2016 Japan real estate property investment strategy. The full info can be found here – Japan Property Purchase Guide – but here are the main takeaways –

1. Fukuoka’s market, which is still one of the hottest in the country, and has been enjoying constantly increasing in interest to foreign investors, is now too hot for its’ own good -…[Read more]

Agree completely, once you venture away from home it becomes less about real estate due diligence and more about team due diligence – there’s simply no way to personally handle matters from afar in any efficient manner – putting together the right team who have reliable local representation, expertise and know-how is the main skill set an…[Read more]

Sorry, Richard, but I’m not sure how exactly mentioning the Asian market (last I checked there were more than a few countries in Asia) is spamming, unless you’re referring to Priti’s signature, which I thought was actually far less of a spam than some I’ve seen here.

Priti is an experienced investor whose expertise, both personal and business…[Read more]

Sorry, Richard, but I’m not sure how exactly mentioning the Asian market (last I checked there were more than a few countries in Asia) is spamming, unless you’re referring to Priti’s signature, which I thought was actually far less of a spam than some I’ve seen here.

Priti is an experienced investor whose expertise, both personal and business…[Read more]

Sorry, Richard, but I’m not sure how exactly mentioning the Asian market (last I checked there were more than a few countries in Asia) is spamming, unless you’re referring to Priti’s signature, which I thought was actually far less of a spam than some I’ve seen here.

Priti is an experienced investor whose expertise is shared with a great and…[Read more]

Quite right unfortunately, only exception being international banks, and even then mostly inter-Asian ones like HSBC, Bank of China, etc – not only that, but non-residents also cannot open standard bank accounts for rent deposits, bill payments, etc, so really impossible to do without local representation to cover all of that.

On the upside…[Read more]

Hi, Se7en- nice idea, actually wrote some basic guides a few years back – real 101 stuff, but surprisingly, not many are aware of many of the things in there – http://nippontradings.com/global-real-estate/ – also, if this holds interest, here are some basic guides to a few other countries in Asia -…[Read more]

Is foreign interest still expanding out of London, Richard, or has it shrunk back to mostly capital borders again?

Aloha, fellow forumites, and apologies for absconding for so long – been crazy busy here (not just us, of course, everybody here – http://asianpropertyreview.com/the-sun-rises-again/), but thought I’d drop by and see how everyone’s doing, which of the old-timers were still here, if at all?

Peace, love etc…

I’d be weary of HK – one of the world’s reddest spots as far as bubble potential goes -…[Read more]