Japan property sales likely to hit decade high in 2025, analysts say

Shareholder activism and tourism to lift transactions despite headwinds

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Real estate transactions in Japan rose for the second straight year in 2024, and analysts and industry officials predict it will expand further next year. © AP

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Japan Inc. is expected to keep unloading real estate assets in 2025, setting the stage for another bustling year for the country's property market, analysts and industry officials predict.

Turnover is forecast to reach around 5 trillion yen ($31.8 billion), rising for the third straight year. Although annual sales are expected to remain below recent peaks, such as those in 2007 and 2014, total transaction value will still probably be the highest in at least a decade.

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