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Resort Real Estate and Rural Real Estate in Japan
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Addressing Japan’s Empty House Problem
Interview with Stuart Galbraith IV / Minka Summit 2023 The Japanese word "kominka" literally means "old house," and the te...
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Resort Hot Spots: Niseko, Hokkaido
Life up North Work ★★★
Play ★★★★★
Live ★★★★ Niseko’s goal has...
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The Property Path Less Traveled
If your plans for buying property in Japan have been put on hold because of the recent economic downturn, don’t abandon your drea...
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Financing your Property
Obtaining a loan to finance your dream house has become easier over the past few years. Despite the market turmoil, several lende...
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Getting Started
Buying real estate in Japan need not be much more difficult than it would be in one’s own country. Here we’ll take you through th...
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Is Now the Right Time to Buy?
With economic uncertainty throughout the market, blood pressures running high and Japan and much of the world mired in a recessio...
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Resort Real Estate: Fact or Fiction
There are plenty of myths floating around about purchasing property in Japan. To separate the fiction from the fact, we went to t...