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Shared Housing on a bigger scale in Tokyo
Folks in Tokyo who are after a more social living experience than that offered by the standard apartment block layout of most big-city homes, have taken to shared housing with gusto and the lifestyle shows no signs of abating. Mo ... Continue ›
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CBRE Quarterly Survey: Japanese Real Estate Investment 2013
Notes: 1. Objective The objective of the survey was to collect and analyze the data looking at the level of expected yield for real estate investments. 2. Survey method and period Sent and received by e-mail during January 10 to 2 ... Continue ›
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Japan Office Market Report
CBRE released today its Japan Office ViewPoint, a special report discussing recent movements in the office market, as well as the outlook for 2013. * Business sentiment is improving as business performance has developed, and deman ... Continue ›
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More young people try communal living in Japan with ‘share houses’
“Around the end of the 1990s, the sharing trend began, when people began posting notices for places to live on Internet bulletin boards,” Hiroyuki Kubota tells Sapio (March). A researcher at the Osaka University graduate school, K ... Continue ›
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Preliminary 2013 Data on Vacancy Rates and Average Rents in Three Major Japanese Cities
Across Tokyo’s 23 wards, the vacancy rate was flat at 7.5%, Osaka was flat at 9.4%, and Nagoya saw a decrease of 0.3 points to 11.0%. With regard to Grade A vacancies, Tokyo increased 0.4 points to 9.2%, Osaka saw a decrease of 0. ... Continue ›
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Japan Office Market Review
Vacancy Rates Decline Nationwide as Demand Spreads to a Wider Range of Buildings; Rents Rising Primarily Among Large Buildings in Select Cities and Areas ECONOMIC CONDITIONS As the Europeon economic slowdown and worsening tensions ... Continue ›
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Talking apartments in Japan with Tokyo Podcast
Adam German of realestate.co.jp recently joined Anthony Joh of the Tokyo Podcast for a discussion that covers everything you need to know when renting an apartment in Japan. One of the first major hurdles that many foreigners face ... Continue ›
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Vacancy Rates in Japan Decline as Range of Demand Increases Nationwide
CBRE today released data on office building market trends for 13 major cities nationwide for Q4 2012. Noteworthy Trends * Tokyo’s Grade A vacancy rates decreased to 8.8%, remaining flat at 7.5% for the 23 wards. * Grade A vacancy ... Continue ›
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Hong Kong Most Expensive Office Market; London and Tokyo Follow
The dominance of Asia-Pacific in the top 10 most expensive business locations worldwide continued, led by Hong Kong-Central – the world’s most expensive market — and five other Asian markets, according to CBRE Global Researc ... Continue ›




