Japan

Japan - 2008 - Asia Property December 2008, 23-29(6) .

Reports that sound fundamentals offer investment opportunities from solid grade B offices to long-term plays like mass-market shops and Tokyo housing. Finds that Japanese REITs backed by conglomerates have the financial strength to buy up smaller, troubled vehicles, but banks' and shareholders' reluctance, together with regulatory uncertainties, make such deals difficult.


Japan