Japan homebuilder Daiwa House eyes U.S. growth with rental properties

Company looks to cut reliance on detached houses amid American housing crunch

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Daiwa House looks to spread its U.S. footprint more evenly among detached houses, rental properties and commercial facilities. (Photos obtained by Nikkei)

NARUSHI NAKAI

OSAKA -- Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House Industry is working to diversify its U.S. business, following the company's model for Japan by branching out from single-family homes to rental housing, logistics facilities and hotels.

On Tuesday, Daiwa House heads from Japan and the U.S., including President Keiichi Yoshii, gathered in the southeastern state of Florida. Attending from the American side was Steve Alloy of homebuilder Stanley Martin, of which Yoshii led the acquisition in 2017.

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