Market Trend
The most advanced use of high-end shopping premises Part 2
2020年7月24日 Market Trend
For the high end shopping street, the highest and best use under the new normal might be the following. 1 Street streaming studio 2 Reverse mentor service for seniors 3 Shared office and studio for mental health counselors 4 Investment school for children 5 Service for the “Desperate consumption” 6 Legal Cannabis promotional center …
The 6 most advanced use of high-end shopping premises
2020年7月23日 Market Trend
This COVID-19 pandemic looks a bit of screener which selects the survivors under the new normal. Especially, rich individuals’ profiles have been changing and it’s really hard to sell the luxury products for on-site sales. High-end shopping streets had been fully occupied with those luxury brands as they preferred those premises as flagship store as …
Fundamental reasons to cause the hotel bankruptcy
2020年5月8日 Market Trend
Under Corona measurement, we ‘ve seen two major hotel operator bankruptcy cases here in Japan. One is WBF, http://www.wbfresort.com/, one of the major, three star hotel operators in Japan. Their main targets are business customers, inbound tourists in major cities and tourist destinations. They have been opening new hotels over domestic market. This looks a …
Why those fund managers left?
2020年4月23日 Japanese SocietyMarket Trend
The oil future index has sharply dropped to minus and the global sentiment has been quickly moving to “stay away from energy industry” mood. What would come up as our main concern for Japanese? The impact on actual Japanese economy has been limited as the logistic system and the storage capacity for oil should not …
Sold everything in Japan, but why??
2020年2月13日 Market Trend
I had a chat with my friend Asset manager today, he said, now its not the best timing to invest into Japanese real estate. The market is in its peak. We can hardly squeeze the good return from that. All the information that I have collected from my recent research, I believe it has been …
How serious you are about M&A
2020年2月11日 Market Trend
How serious you are about M&A I met a young guy from Japan M&A center to pursue the opportunities of excellent deals. One of the strengths of their business model is mandate from the seller. They have been exclusively got the sales right from serious buyers. So far they are pioneer and dominating in …
Workaction! Work Style innovation in Japan
2020年2月6日 Market Trend
Now, the word “Workacation” has been a trend in Japan. This means working but enjoying our holidays in vacation destination. Offices no need to be in city center, taking into account the internet working environment and technologies. Furthermore, recent lack of the work force, major companies have been keen on attracting younger generation to commit …
Akiya, Abandoned Houses, petit owners regime…
2020年2月4日 Market Trend
In 2018, abandoned houses in Japan reached to 62 million, 13 percent of existing residential stocks. Why this happened? Under aging society, poor succession policies as well as wooden structures’ functional deterioration have promoted this phenomena. On the other hand, after surviving lost decades, Japanese relatively younger generations say, 30-50es, have started real estate investments. …
Teppan Bancho, how do you manage your residential investment?
2020年1月30日 Market Trend
“Hi Yuko, I would like to sell my condominium located in Bancho* now, what do you think?” One of my clients asked me. “Well, now the market has been booming and it’s a good timing to sell. For another several percent, you may be able to expect the price increase but you are not sure …
Market Trend, price drop signs, small business discontinuity
2020年1月28日 Market Trend
The market trend Price reduce signs The market has been in heated, but has been showing a sign of peaking out. For instance, the downtime has been longer than it was before and the asking price has actually been settled at the price where cap rate of 3-4 percent is applicable, regarding the residential …