from: http://japanrealestate.blogspot.com/"Meanwhile, more...

from: http://japanrealestate.blogspot.com/




"Meanwhile, more investors, both domestic and foreign, have continued to enter the market, expecting to make average leveraged yields north of 10%. Once a field dominated by US investment banks, foreign investment in Japan's real estate market now also involves real estate firms, hedge funds, and institutional investors from the US, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. The reasons are twofold: expectations of a rise in rental income as the Japanese economy recovers, and also a sense that the US and European real estate markets are heading toward a cyclical decline. It should be noted, however, that their interest is speculative, and may not be sustainable if conditions in Japan become slightly less attractive, such as an interest rate rise. That being said, Japan's standing as a mature economy with the deepest and broadest real estate market in Asia, and the fact that its markets are finally recovering after a 15-year slump, should ensure continued investor interest for some time to come."