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AUM of Japanese REITs Exceeds 7 Trillion Yen, Office Account for More Than 50%

AUM of Japanese REITs Exceeds 7 Trillion Yen, Office Account for More Than 50%

METLIFE and MIZUHO Other Companies, to Occupy Yaesu First Financial Building

METLIFE and MIZUHO Other Companies, to Occupy Yaesu First Financial Building

HASEKO, GE and SUMITOMO TRUST to Invest 1.2 Bil. Yen in MEIHO ENTERPRISE

HASEKO, GE and SUMITOMO TRUST to Invest 1.2 Bil. Yen in MEIHO ENTERPRISE

[Editor's Note] The Keyword for 2008 Real Estate Market Trend is

[Editor's Note] The Keyword for 2008 Real Estate Market Trend is "Selective"

JAPAN LEISURE HOTELS Lists on London Stock Exchange, to Invest in Japanese

JAPAN LEISURE HOTELS Lists on London Stock Exchange, to Invest in Japanese "Love Hotels"

REAL CIERTO Joins with KENEDIX to Undertake Redevelopment Project

REAL CIERTO Joins with KENEDIX to Undertake Redevelopment Project

ECOLOGY REIT Cancels Listing on Exchange, Asset Management Company to be Dissolved

ECOLOGY REIT Cancels Listing on Exchange, Asset Management Company to be Dissolved

DAVINCI Launches 200 Bil. Yen Corporate Investment Fund; Will Acquire Shares of SHIN-NIHON TATEMONO

DAVINCI Launches 200 Bil. Yen Corporate Investment Fund; Will Acquire Shares of SHIN-NIHON TATEMONO

ORIX JREIT Sells Building Suspected of Building-Code Violation, Management Company to Pay 25 Mil. Yen in Compensation

ORIX JREIT Sells Building Suspected of Building-Code Violation, Management Company to Pay 25 Mil. Yen in Compensation

SECURED CAPITAL JAPAN Makes Joint Investment in Resort in Vietnam

SECURED CAPITAL JAPAN Makes Joint Investment in Resort in Vietnam

FC RESIDENTIAL Announces Significant Dividend Reduction, Revision of Tax Exemption Requirements Not Implemented in Time

FC RESIDENTIAL Announces Significant Dividend Reduction, Revision of Tax Exemption Requirements Not Implemented in Time

NIPPON TOCHI-TATEMONO Creates Real Estate Investment Fund

NIPPON TOCHI-TATEMONO Creates Real Estate Investment Fund

ABLE REIT INVESTMENT CORPORATION Cancels Listing

ABLE REIT INVESTMENT CORPORATION Cancels Listing

U.S.-based PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL Acquires Japanese Asset Management company ROUND HILL

U.S.-based PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL Acquires Japanese Asset Management company ROUND HILL

NIPPON TOCHI-TATEMONO Establishes Asset Management Company to Comply with J-SOX Act

NIPPON TOCHI-TATEMONO Establishes Asset Management Company to Comply with J-SOX Act

SIMPLEX Starts Operation of PRE-REIT Fund IV, Incorporates Properties such as Sebon Kannai Daini Building in Yokohama

SIMPLEX Starts Operation of PRE-REIT Fund IV, Incorporates Properties such as Sebon Kannai Daini Building in Yokohama

Singapore's MI-REIT Starts Investing in Japan after Entering into Partnership with ATLAS PARTNERS JAPAN

Singapore's MI-REIT Starts Investing in Japan after Entering into Partnership with ATLAS PARTNERS JAPAN

France's REED MIDEM to Hold Real Estate Investment Seminars in Tokyo in November 2008

France's REED MIDEM to Hold Real Estate Investment Seminars in Tokyo in November 2008

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Tokyo families left behind as new condo supply hits 30-year low

Central Glass moving to large wooden building in Nihombashi-Honcho

Family office acquires Ginza retail building along Matsuya-dori Street

Daiichi Realtor sells Hakozaki building

Toyo Real Estate purchases building in Hatchobori, Chuo-ku

Tokyo office rents surge as race for prime locations heats up

ESR to develop data centers on former campus site in Osaka

Marubeni Real Estate Development secures hotel site in Hiroshima

Fujitsu sells former base site in Osaka Business Park

Open House acquires condominium development site in Nagoya City

Hyatt to more than double hotels across Japan over next decade

Daiwa House to buy engineering firm for $1.9bn in data center push

Advance Residence to acquire two apartments in Tokyo

Vortex acquires Ueno office building

Softfront Holdings moving to Circles+ Ichigaya Ekimae

Nomura sells Hatchobori office building

Marubeni Real Estate Development secures hotel site in Hiroshima

Japan Post Real Estate acquires apartment building in Ota-ku

Mitsui & Co. affiliate disposes of apartment building in Ebisu, Shibuya-ku

Dear Life sells two Sumida-ku apartment buildings

Asahi Kasei Homes, others acquire corner lot in Jingumae, Shibuya-ku

Totsu Tatemono purchases Kojimachi office building

Tokyo's condo prices keep rising as suitable land grows scarce

Hankyu Hanshin Properties acquires two buildings in Ginza

Dear Life sells two Sumida-ku apartment buildings

Showa Tatemono sells 450 m2 of land in Aoyama

Ichigo Office REIT to sell mixed-use building in Toyama City

Cosmos Initia developing extended-stay hotel in Ueno

Haseko Livenet secures apartment development site in Tsukishima, Chuo-ku

Avac sells Yokohama building after increasing value

LATEST NEWS

JR East to pour as much as $17bn in M&A diversification push

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

Central Glass moving to large wooden building in Nihombashi-Honcho

Totsu Fudosan Toshi sells Ginza building

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

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EDITORS' PICK

Mitsubishi joins Y190bn mixed-use development in Sydney

JR Kyushu cancels Hakata Station project

Keppel and its REIT to acquire Y82.1bn data center

Japan's Seibu to buy Ace Hotel operator for $90m

Tokyo's 'undervalued' real estate draws in flood of global money

Integral acquires five properties in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka

KKR targets offices for REIT with pricey bet on Japan's Fuji Soft

Goldman Sachs partly sells office building near Tokyo Station

Japan real estate investment hits first-half record on Tokyo megadeals

GIC acquires 44 rental apartments