Japan Real Estate

Shai Greenberg, senior VP at "Genkai Capital" and adjunct professor/head of the real estate program at Temple university in Tokyo is back on the podcast - giving us the annual run-down on Japan's commercial property market in 2021, as well as trends and forecasts heading into 2022 - what's hot, what's not, who's buying, who's selling - and much, much more.

We speak to the amazing Hugh Hogland Watanabe, one of Japan's best basketball players, about his plans to build an investment portfolio in the land of the rising sun. From loans to management, location selection, due diligence, deal analysis, short term rentals, tenant profiles - and much, much more!

A deeply detailed conversation and deal analysis session with a would-be investor, living in Japan, whose wife isn't too keen on real estate property investment.

A Japan Real Estate Experts Panel (JREP) session - we talk commute (distance VS ease), how tenants choose properties to live in, beach front and ski home cheap deals, financing challenges and much, much more.

The Japan real-estate experts panel is back, talking all things related to "Akiya", Japan's famous (or infamous) abandoned rural properties - is it possible to turn a profit from them?

It's that time of year again - annual 2021 summary, projections for 2022!

In this mega-detailed exploration all things related to Japan real estate property we cover it all - due diligence for family homes VS investments, tenant profiles, locations, mortgage loans, forex, and much, much more - a must-see mini-webinar!

Another deep dive with the awesome Haley Agra - we talk mortgages, taxes, accountants, deal evaluation, and much, much more!

A strategy session with a new client - buildings or individual condo units? Cash or mortgage? And where to buy? Join us as we discuss our options for property investment in Japan!

In this first JREP session for 2022, we talk about working with friends & family, getting a home loan in Japan without having permanent residency, teeny-tiny studio apartments and what they're good for.

"Business in Japan" is Japan's largest English language business networking community (over 70,000 members) - the group's owner & admin, Mr Jason Ball, joined our latest BNG event to talk to us about how to network positively & efficiently, the differences between Japanese and non-Japanese networking practices, and the immense power of a well developed professional network.

We go back for another chat with the awesome Haley Agra, talking about purchasing a house in Japan, applying for and obtaining mortgages, switching over between owner-occupier & investment property "modes", setting aside funds for renovations & maintenance - and also about life in Japan in general, what it's like working with the love of your life, parenting, education, corporate culture - and muc...

In this, end of year 2021 final JREP session, we discuss insurance coverage, claims for compensation, when it's worth to shop around for renovation & repair quotes, and what extra features are worth getting for your home in Japan - tune into the conversation with our Japan real estate experts panel!

Continuing our conversation with a US based entrepreneur seeking to understand the ins and outs of Japan's property market and how to successfully operate in it.

We speak to a buyer searching for holiday homes in the Japanese countryside - how to conduct due diligence on them, discussing re-builds, renovations, accessibility, local infrastructures, and much more.

The awesome Haley Agra is back, telling us all about her social media work (yes, Tik Tok & personal finance can and do mix!) and the progress of her plan to purchase and lease to US military base personnel, brainstorming the need for a real estate license & setting up of a local property management agency, and much more.

(most of) the Japan Real Estate Experts Panel is Back! This time we go super-casual and off-topic, chatting away about monkeys, games, quarantines stays, border closures, and short term stay management.

We get together with Jason Ball of "Business in Japan" & Mario Long of "Sakura Pheonix" to talk all things related to the intersection between the worlds of business & board / strategy games, in this Clubhouse conversation, preceding our 10-12 December weekend event!

Japan's REI market can often be counter-intuitive in many aspects, especially to those among us who are more familiar with property markets in other countries in the developed world - in this presentation, given at the "Retire Japan" inaugural online conference in November 2021, we break down the basics, advantages, disadvantages and unique challenges inherent in this market for non-Japanese inves...

Ben Shearon of "Retire Japan" returns to the show, to tell us more about personal finance, saving & investing for retirement, and the very first "Retire Japan" online conference on 23 Nov, 2021!

A business call with a new potential client - all about the real estate property market in Japan, how and why to invest, what to consider & how to form a winning strategy.

We look under the hood at our business model, in this business call with an entrepreneur seeking to setup a buyers' advocacy and portfolio management company in Japan.

We join the "Global Chamber" panel of experts for a timely conversation on international trade between Japan, Australia and the UK

A long and insightful conversation with Anna, a young entrepreneur from the US, currently based in Japan, who is looking to enter the real estate professional services space. We talk about experience, relationships, partnerships, and much, much more.

Following up on our re-build VS renovate discussion, this time we focus on the cost and effectiveness of renovations, maintenance & staging when selling properties to investors VS to owners occupiers. But first...MORE GOATS!