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Japanese home aims to cut carbon emissions by half
Japan’s Sekisui House Ltd. is set to begin sales of a structurally reinforced single-family home that boasts enhanced heat-insulating performance.
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels advises on sale of Niseko VillageStaff Writer Property Report 09.03.2010 | Number of Japanese living in condos increaseStaff Writer Asia Pulse 07.02.2010 |
 Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels on behalf of Citigroup Principal Investments Japan Co. Ltd. that YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd has entered into an acquisition agreement to purchase the Niseko Village in Niseko, Japan. |  Families and single occupants living in condos accounted for 11.42 per cent of all households in Japan at the end of 2009, up 0.27 percentage point from a year earlier, data from Tokyo Kantei Co. shows. |
Japan Property Market Recovery Has Been Slow To Materialize Property Wire 02.02.2010 | Real estate construction in Japan hard hit by recession, latest figures show Property Wire 01.02.2010 |
 The slowdown of housing starts in Japan’s real estate market is bankrupting the construction industry, and could soon force the nation to cede its position as the second biggest global economy. Japan’s housing sector faces a steep uphill climb to recoup prices that have fallen 40% from their peak. Job troubles are delaying real recovery in Japan, despite government real estate stimulus programs. |  New property construction in Japan fell to the lowest level in 2009 since the nation celebrated its postwar recovery by hosting the Olympics in 1964, as builders were hit by dwindling household incomes and sustained deflation. |
LaSalle anticipates more distressed property in JapanJoseph Marsh Asain Investor 31.01.2010 | Japan Steelmakers Rise, Led by JFE; Real-Estate Brokers DeclineMasaki Kondo and Patrick Rial Bloomberg News 28.07.2009 |
 There are also good opportunities in second-tier cities in China and in prime office property in Australia and Hong Kong, says Kenneth Tsang of LaSalle Investment Management. |  July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese steelmaker stocks rose after Merrill Lynch & Co. raised its price target on JFE Holdings Inc. Real-estate brokers declined on concern a change in commission policies will damage earnings. |
Japan Real Estate Shares Slump; Chip Component Shares GainPatrick Rial and Satoshi Kawano Bloomberg 21.07.2009 | Japanese Stocks Gain on Barclays Real Estate Call, Higher OilPatrick Rial and Toshiro Hasegawa Bloomberg 16.07.2009 |
 July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese property developer shares slumped amid concern the economy won’t stage a quick recovery, offsetting gains by makers of semiconductor materials after Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. said it is seeking to boost prices. |  July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks climbed after Barclays Bank Plc recommended buying three of the nation’s real estate companies and oil prices reached a one-week high. |
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