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...
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...
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...
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...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
