How to Buy a Home in Japan as a Foreigner: And How to Get the Best Financing Terms

The latest installment in our popular series on how to buy your dream home (not investment property) in Japan. Doors open at 6:45PM. The seminar will be held from 7PM to 8PM.

  • host
  • Host:
    Real Estate Japan
  • Date:
  • time
  • Time:
    7:00 pm
  • location
  • Location:
    4F Higashi-Azabu IS Bldg. 1-8-1 Higashi-Azabu Minato-ku, Tokyo
  • fee
  • Admission:
    FREE

UPDATE: Registration is now closed for this seminar, as all seats have been filled. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. To see a full list of current and upcoming seminars, please visit the main Real Estate Japan Seminar page.

 

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Real Estate Japan Inc. is pleased to present the latest installment in our popular series of seminars on buying your dream home in Japan. This is the first time we will be partnering with Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, a Tokyo-based real estate agency and their team of bilingual agents.

In this seminar, we will cover the basics of buying a home, including:

  • Real estate market trends
  • Interest rates
  • Financing options based on your visa status
  • Government subsidies to help you with a home purchase
  • Tax benefits and tax deductions
  • How to negotiate the purchase price
  • Q&A session

This seminar is designed for foreign residents of Japan, but our partner, Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, is also able to provide assistance to overseas residents who are interested in buying a home in Japan.

Private consultations are available by appointment

For a private consultation, please indicate in the form below a few dates and times when you would be available for a meeting following the seminar.

Our partner, Century21 Nisshin Kogyo is able to offer personalized consultation, including the following.

  • Property information from REINS (the Japanese version of the Multiple Listing Service) as well as additional information from local agents.
  • Consulting with banks to find out how much you can borrow.
  • Provide Income/Expenditure spreadsheets for properties you are interested in, including costs involved in finding tenants.
  • Century21 Nisshin Kogyo’s agents can help foreigners find a home in the following areas: Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba.

The seminar is free, but seating is limited and previous seminars have filled up quickly, so please register below.

Real Estate Japan Inc. staff will be providing English-Japanese interpretation for speakers and attendees.

The seminar will be held in the meeting rooms at Real Estate Japan Inc., which shares offices with GPlus Media Inc. We are located on the 4th floor of the IS Building in Higashi Azabu.

We look forward to seeing you there!


Lead photo: View of Kyoto, stock photo

Speakers

Atsunori Kawamata
Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, Representative Director

Prior to founding Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, he was employed at a property development company and participated in a resort-building project for Onward Hotel in Guam. This sparked a strong interest in overseas culture and led him to study abroad in the United States. Currently, he is active in a wide range of real estate activities spanning property leasing, buying/selling, management and construction projects with a focus on multifaceted client support. He established the Overseas Business Division to better serve foreigners within the Japanese real estate market.

GPlusMedia Inc.
Yasuhiro Kitagawa
CBDO

Yasuhiro is in charge of business development within GPlusMedia and integrates GPlusMedia with Gakken Group to build up synergy and new services/products across different channels to make it global.

Shinji Nakano
Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, Overseas Division

His strength is an ideal combination of strong customer service skills and cultural understanding from seven years of international living. He always strives to closely match each client's individual perspective and needs. Please look forward to top-quality customer service and a quick response!

Century21 Nisshin
Emily Chern
Century21 Nisshin, Overseas Division

Emily was born and raised in the United States and began studying Japanese from a young age. She worked as a freelancer in event marketing and interpreting for several years before relocating to Japan in 2016. Since arriving in Tokyo in 2017, she has been active in the foreigner-specialized real estate niche, working with a wide range of both individual and corporate clients.  She is especially passionate about creating long-term solutions and improvements to the real estate landscape for foreigner residents here in Japan.

Airi Tanaka
Century21 Nisshin Kogyo, Overseas Division

A Tokyo native, she has been actively exposed to English-language culture since childhood and joined the Overseas Division out of a desire to provide foreign customers with a sense of Japanese hospitality. She is proud to offer exceptional attention to detail, stemming from seven years of service-industry experience.

Access

4F Higashi-Azabu IS Bldg. 1-8-1 Higashi-Azabu Minato-ku, Tokyo

Host

Real Estate Japan

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