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Proptech Start-up Helps Foreigners Navigate Japanese Housing Markets

Proptech Start-up Helps Foreigners Navigate Japanese Housing Markets

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A new proptech start-up has launched a platform designed address the housing challenges facing expatriates in Japan. E-Housing provides an online resource featuring more than 4,000 housing listings available to foreigners in Japan. The platform offers daily updates...
Japanese Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Utah’s Visionary Homes

Japanese Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Utah’s Visionary Homes

by Phil Hall | Jul 18, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Misawa Homes America Inc. (MHAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Misawa Homes Co., has acquired a 51% stake in the Utah-based homebuilder Visionary Homes. Visionary Homes was founded in 2004 and has 30 active Utah communities focused on both first-time and...
KKR and Marriott Partner in Japanese Lodging Endeavor

KKR and Marriott Partner in Japanese Lodging Endeavor

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2024 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, WRE News Exclusive

The global investment firm KKR has teamed with Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) in the launch of a new endeavor in the midscale hospitality space in Japan. The new partnership follows KKR’s acquisition of Unizo Hotel Company Limited and a portfolio of 14...
Four Japanese Property Insurers Called Out for Price Fixing Scheme

Four Japanese Property Insurers Called Out for Price Fixing Scheme

by Phil Hall | Dec 26, 2023 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Japan’s financial regulator has ordered the nation’s four major property insurers to change their business operations after it was discovered they engaged in a price fixing collusion scheme that inflated the insurance premiums for corporate customers and government...
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