New condominium prices in Tokyo hit a record in 2025, driven by ballooning construction costs, supply constraints and more expensive luxury apartments hitting the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/economy/tokyo-condo-prices-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #realestate #inflation
The government announced a comprehensive set of policies aimed at tightening regulations on foreign nationals and immigration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/foreign-nationals-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #expats #visas #immigration #realestate
U.S. officials say their vision for a “New Gaza” that would turn the shattered Palestinian territory into a glitzy resort of skyscrapers by the sea could be realized in three years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/world/us-new-gaza-luxury-real-estate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #jaredkushner #us #gaza #donaldtrump #buildings #realestate
Brookfield Asset Management plans to double its Tokyo office space with a move to the landmark Roppongi Hills development, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/companies/brookfield-roppongi-hills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brookfieldassetmanagement #roppongihills #tokyo #realestate #investments
An official died and another was injured after a resident who was subject to a court-ordered eviction stabbed them at an apartment in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, Tokyo police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/crime-legal/court-official-conducting-eviction-stabbed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #realestate #tokyo #suginami #stabbings #japanesepolice
We're at the point now where real estate agents (you know, apolitical people who are adjacent to the ownership class) are detailing their illegal detention at the hands of ICE.
This is about as centrist as America comes, even the lilly white TikTok real estate agents are not safe.
They also know that ICE is an existential threat to their capitalist endevours.
📸 Ryan Eckland via tiktok
https://www.tiktok.com/@https://www.tiktok.com/@realtorryanecklund
The Housing Market Isn't for Single People
https://thewalrus.ca/the-housing-market-isnt-for-single-people/
#HackerNews #HousingMarket #SingleLiving #RealEstate #EconomicInequality #HomeOwnership #Challenges
Àlex Duran
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Crowdfunded Real Estate Projects Bring in Community Investors
#RealEstate #Community #Cooperatives
https://geo.coop/articles/crowdfunded-real-estate-projects-bring-community-investors
US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes
#HackerNews #USbanInvestors #WallStreet #HousingMarket #RealEstate #News #SingleFamilyHomes
Crowdfunded Real Estate Projects Bring in Community Investors
#RealEstate #Community #Cooperatives
https://geo.coop/articles/crowdfunded-real-estate-projects-bring-community-investors
New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US
#HackerNews #postfloodmigration #USmaps #climatechange #realestate #urbanplanning #FEMA
Los Angeles ends strange rite of passage with new fridge law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/realestate/fridge-law-los-angeles.html
#HackerNews #LosAngeles #fridgeLaw #strangeRiteOfPassage #newLegislation #realEstate #news
Goldman Sachs is raising a Japan real estate fund, targeting around $500 million for property deals in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/companies/goldman-japan-real-estate-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #realestate #goldmansachs #investments
OfferGridAI – side-by-side comparison of real estate offers from PDFs
#HackerNews #OfferGridAI #RealEstate #AIComparison #PDFTools
A real estate expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who is allowed to own it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/politics/foreign-national-policy-real-estate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #realestate #nationality #personalinformation #expats
Housing loans with repayment periods of up to 50 years, far longer than the standard 35-year term for long-term mortgages, are gaining popularity in Japan, particularly among people in their 20s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/japan-superlong-housing-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #housing #realestate #debt #japaneseeconomy
Elliott Investment Management has been approaching institutional investors in Japan to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid to take a key affiliate private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/elliott-approach-toyota-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement #toyotaindustries #toyota #acquisitions #manufacturing #realestate #carmakers
Japan's government intends, starting in fiscal 2026, to require new property owners to disclose their nationality on their property registration application and submit copies of their passport or residence card. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/politics/foreigners-land-registration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #realestate #nationality #personalinformation
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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U.S. property portal Zillow started publishing climate risk data on home listings last year, but last month, it quietly removed that data. Here's more from Inman.com.
#USPropertyMarket #Zillow #Homes #ClimateRisk #ClimateCrisis #RealEstate
Chewie
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The largest US real estate listing site has removed on-page climate risk data after industry complaints it was affecting sales.
But burying climate risk information will not change the danger that increasingly frequent and intense disasters pose for millions of people.
