Tag: Buying Property

What official Japanese statistics show about reselling second-hand property: city gaps, building age, tenants and overseas-address buyers, and what they cannot show.

How overseas owners sell Japanese property: the sales process, 10.21% withholding, capital gains tax, tenants, resale liquidity and sending the proceeds home.

How to judge repair risk in an older Japanese condominium or house: long-term repair plans, reserve fund adequacy, and what owners may pay if funds fall short.

Paying cash or taking a mortgage on Japanese property: access to loans, the housing loan tax credit, loan-only costs, and gift tax on family money.

How Japan's three mortgage rate types work, who carries the rate risk, and what to get in writing from the bank before you sign.

Seven things to understand before buying property in Japan as a foreigner: what you can buy, reporting duties, condominium rules, yearly tax and residency.

How buying, holding, renting and selling costs link up for Japanese property: cost basis, depreciation, withholding, the 5-year rule and the JPY 30M deduction.

How the legal cap on Japan's brokerage fee is calculated, what a buyer can be charged, the 8 million yen special rule, and when the fee is payable.

What to check before signing to buy property in Japan: registry, condo fees, building condition, tenancy, boundaries and new-build warranty, with a checklist.

How Japanese property closing and ownership registration work: the judicial scrivener, registration tax, overseas owner documents and the October 2026 nationality rule.