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Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Kanden Realty & Development and Tokyo Tatemono started constructing rental student housing in San Diego, California, U.S., through their local subsidiaries.

Sekisui House REIT to shuffle assets worth Y55.2bn

Sekisui House REIT to shuffle assets worth Y55.2bn

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

JA Mitsui Leasing Tatemono to construct hotel in Hommachi, Osaka

JA Mitsui Leasing Tatemono to construct hotel in Hommachi, Osaka

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Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Daiwa House to construct 36-unit rental apartment in Shibaura

Daiwa House to construct 36-unit rental apartment in Shibaura

Omron affiliate concentrating three offices into Tokyo Dia Building

Omron affiliate concentrating three offices into Tokyo Dia Building

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

Sekisui House REIT to shuffle assets worth Y55.2bn

Sekisui House REIT to shuffle assets worth Y55.2bn

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

Tokyo Gas developing apartment with workspaces in Nihombashi-Hamacho

Tokyo Gas developing apartment with workspaces in Nihombashi-Hamacho

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Hong Kong’s Weave forms core plus fund with MUFG

Hong Kong’s Weave forms core plus fund with MUFG

Hong Kong’s Weave Living has formed Weave Living Japan Multi-Family Domestic Vehicle 1 (WLJMFDV 1), which is Weave’s first fund for domestic investors, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) as an anchor investor.

Mori Trust spends $540m on New York's 35 Hudson Yards building

Mori Trust spends $540m on New York's 35 Hudson Yards building

Activist Palliser proposes that Japan Post carve out real estate holdings

Activist Palliser proposes that Japan Post carve out real estate holdings

Megmilk Snow Brand to sell head office building for Y23.6bn

Brewer Sapporo ends exclusive talks with KKR-PAG over property unit sale

Brewer Sapporo ends exclusive talks with KKR-PAG over property unit sale

Nissan Motor to sell Yokohama headquarters for Y97bn

Nissan Motor to sell Yokohama headquarters for Y97bn

NCS RE Capital forms Y11.1bn fund investing in new apartments

NCS RE Capital forms Y11.1bn fund investing in new apartments

Mitsubishi joins US data center race with $15bn build-up

Mitsubishi joins US data center race with $15bn build-up

Blackstone sees no major issue in Japan's move to tighten M&A screening

Blackstone sees no major issue in Japan's move to tighten M&A screening

Fujitsu sells former base site in Osaka Business Park

Fujitsu sells former base site in Osaka Business Park

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JA Mitsui Leasing Tatemono to construct hotel in Hommachi, Osaka

A.D. Works acquires building close to Shimbashi Station

Shinagawa Refra to gain Y28bn from Jingumae apartment sale

Tokyo Gas developing apartment with workspaces in Nihombashi-Hamacho

Meitetsu sets Nagoya Station area redevelopment schedule as “undetermined”

SCS acquires office building in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku

Torii Pharmaceutical moving into Tokyo Mita South Tower

Odakyu Railway acquires Kanda-Sudacho apartment building

Faith Network secures building development site in Shibuya

Mitsui & Co. Digital AM conducts early redemptions above estimated yields

Mantomi acquires retail building along Ginza Chuo-dori Street

20% of Companies Hold Idle Real Estate

Tosei purchases office building in Chuo-ku

Apparel company Daidoh Limited to relocate from Soto-Kanda to Shinagawa

Sumitomo Corp. purchases Nihombashi-Tomizawacho office building

Nichirei developing apartment building with retail spaces in Shintomicho

Nihonkeiei Group acquires office building in Shiba-Daimon, Minato-ku

Mitsubishi Corp. to build 2 logistics centers in Indonesia

IIF funded SPC to acquire factory leased sites for Y31.1bn

Tokyo Tatemono secures development site near Yoyogi Station

Mitsubishi Corp. to build 2 logistics centers in Indonesia

Sumitomo Corp. purchases Nihombashi-Tomizawacho office building

Tosei purchases office building in Chuo-ku

Nihonkeiei Group acquires office building in Shiba-Daimon, Minato-ku

Mori Trust partly acquires high-rise building in New York, U.S.

Mantomi acquires retail building along Ginza Chuo-dori Street

JPR to replace assets worth Y41.4bn in total

Marubeni Private REIT acquires Nihombashi-Kabutocho hotel

Apparel company Daidoh Limited to relocate from Soto-Kanda to Shinagawa

Oji Real Estate to sell Aoyama properties for Y19.9bn gain

Deciphering of Narita Land

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WHAT'S IN THE MONTHLY EDITION: DECEMBER 2025

Investigation

Deciphering of Narita Land "Cost Sheet"

Hidden scheme behind the missing 150 billion yen revealed

Problems, including the suspension of distribution payments, continue for real estate crowdfunding platform “Minnade Oyasan.” Their fate lies in the hands of the Narita Project, which had attracted investments in excess of 150 billion yen [$950 million]. Based on the “cost sheet” obtained by Nikkei Real Estate Market Report, the land appraisal value at the funds was up to 125 times the purchase prices. Various suspicious transactions, including the use of a scheme known as “santame” or third-party beneficiary transactions, were conducted to transfer gains on resale to an unregulated group company have come to light one after another.

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Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Two developers participate in San Diego student housing project

Meitetsu sets Nagoya Station area redevelopment schedule as “undetermined”

Mori Trust partly acquires high-rise building in New York, U.S.

Inside Minnade Oyasan’s “Narita Land Lease Issue” unexpected end

Hong Kong’s Weave forms core plus fund with MUFG

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DEALS

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

Sekisui House REIT to shuffle assets worth Y55.2bn

A.D. Works acquires building close to Shimbashi Station

SCS acquires office building in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku

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PROJECTS

Daiwa House to construct 36-unit rental apartment in Shibaura

Daiwa House to construct 36-unit rental apartment in Shibaura

Tokyo Gas developing apartment with workspaces in Nihombashi-Hamacho

JA Mitsui Leasing Tatemono to construct hotel in Hommachi, Osaka

Faith Network secures building development site in Shibuya

Mitsui & Co. Real Estate developing apartment in Asakusa vicinity

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TENANTS

Omron affiliate concentrating three offices into Tokyo Dia Building

Omron affiliate concentrating three offices into Tokyo Dia Building

Hakuto moving from owned building to Yotsuya Tower

Daiichi Life Marubeni Real Estate concentrating six companies into Toranomon Alcea Tower

Torii Pharmaceutical moving into Tokyo Mita South Tower

MarkLines to consolidate offices in new Roppongi Central Tower

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STATS

20% of Companies Hold Idle Real Estate

20% of Companies Hold Idle Real Estate

Environmental Certification Costs

Office Demand Flows Outside

REIT AUMs Decrease in May

Record High Hotel Investment Market

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LOCAL

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

REIT MAF to reshuffle assets, trading with sponsor group

One REIT to swap Kyoto hotel and office building

Samty Residential to shuffle four properties

Japan Logistics Fund shuffling assets in Hokkaido and Osaka

REIT MAF shuffling three assets worth Y3.4bn

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BUSINESS

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots

Mitsubishi Corp. to build 2 logistics centers in Indonesia

Mitsubishi Corp. to build 2 logistics centers in Indonesia

Mori Trust spends $540m on New York's 35 Hudson Yards building

Mori Trust spends $540m on New York's 35 Hudson Yards building

Condo flipping surges in Tokyo as housing prices soar

Condo flipping surges in Tokyo as housing prices soar

Activist Palliser proposes that Japan Post carve out real estate holdings

Activist Palliser proposes that Japan Post carve out real estate holdings

In activist paradise Japan, hedge funds rake in 1.7 times global average

In activist paradise Japan, hedge funds rake in 1.7 times global average

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DATA

Transaction Data

73 Transactions Data - Up to May, 2009

2009.6.25

103 Transactions Data - Up to April, 2009

2009.5.29

74 Transactions Data - Up to March, 2009

2009.4.30

81 Transactions Data - Up to February, 2009

2009.3.31

3360 Transactions Data - Up to January, 2009 ( CSV only )

2010.1.7

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