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companies plan to construct two 65-story condominium buildings in the heart of Tokyo, set to be residential high-rises with the most floors in Japan.The Nomura Real Estate Holdings unit will wor...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Is-Japan-s-latest-REIT-boom-overheating">Is Japan's latest REIT boom overheating?</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Investment money is flowing into Japan's booming real estate investment trusts. 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Like most parts of Australia's economy,...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/China-March-home-prices-rise-at-fastest-rate-in-2-years-top-cities-boom">China March home prices rise at fastest rate in 2 years, top cities boom</a></h3> <p>HONG KONG (Reuters) -- China's home prices in March gained at the fastest pace in almost two years but that growth may slow as local authorities tighten home purchase requirements in the two top performing cities on fears of a bubble forming. The...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Alastair-Hughes-Making-sense-of-headlines-on-China-s-economy">Alastair Hughes: Making sense of headlines on China's economy</a></h3> <p>One of the questions I am asked most often, particularly when in Europe or America, is: "Are the Chinese property markets going to go up or down?" 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Short-stay rental search plat...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Thai-developer-Sansiri-eyes-40-growth-in-property-sales-to-foreigners">Thai developer Sansiri eyes 40% growth in property sales to foreigners</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Sansiri, one of Thailand's biggest developers, expects 40% growth in domestic real estate sales to foreigners this year as efforts to woo Japanese and Chinese investors to the Southeast Asian country's property market continue to pay off. ...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Japan-property-investment-logs-1st-fall-in-4-years">Japan property investment logs 1st fall in 4 years</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Property investment in Japan shrank 23% on the year to 4.08 trillion yen ($37.81 billion) in fiscal 2015, for the first contraction in four years, according to Urban Research Institute, which is affiliated with Mizuho Trust & Banking. Th...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/How-vintage-Tokyo-high-rises-remain-attractive">How vintage Tokyo high-rises remain attractive</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- As Japan's capital undergoes a high-rise construction boom, some old renovated towers have managed to remain just as popular as the new pillars. The Shinjuku Sumitomo Building was built some 40 years ago in west Shinjuku. The edifice, o...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Morgan-and-Zhang-Asian-home-lending-a-source-of-stability">Morgan and Zhang: Asian home lending a source of stability</a></h3> <p>While home loans are now often seen as a source of financial risk, Peter Morgan and Yan Zhang argue that Asian mortgage lending can be a stabilizer.</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/How-long-will-Japan-s-luxury-condo-boom-last">How long will Japan's luxury-condo boom last?</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Condo units with prices in the hundreds of millions of yen are selling well in Japan. Eye-popping price tags don't seem to be deterring rich buyers, especially if the properties have good access to train stations. The Tokyo-based Real Es...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Damjan-DeNoble-Chinese-investors-see-promise-in-US-senior-care">Damjan DeNoble: Chinese investors see promise in US senior care</a></h3> <p>Beyond the headline real estate investment deals, Chinese companies are finding new motives to bank on American properties, says Damjan DeNoble</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035602/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Real-estate-investment-up-as-Japan-s-land-prices-rise">Real estate investment up as Japan's land prices rise</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Land prices in Japan rose for the first time in eight years in 2016 as foreign tourists on buying sprees and other factors boosted commercial land values in central Tokyo. 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