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Japan's cheap homes offer promise with pitfalls

This is a traditional Japanese kominka farmhouse in the countryside of Kyoto. These structures implement centuries of traditional design and building techniques and are constructed from natural ...
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Japan’s Shockingly Cheap Homes Go Viral – What’s the Catch?

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Did you know that foreigners can buy houses in Japan with no restrictions based on nationality ...
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We started a website to help foreigners buy cheap homes in Japan. We've bought 6 homes ourselves, but it's not the money-maker you'd expect

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Take Kurosawa, 35, and Joey Stockermans, 37, two North Americans who started AkiyaMart, a website designed to help foreigners buy homes in Japan.
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Foreign buyers eye Japan's empty houses with millions available for cheap — but experts warn of risks

Buying a home can feel like an impossible feat as large parts of the world face a housing shortage. This is not the case with Japan though, which is dealing with an oversupply of properties. As of ...
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Japan's cheap homes offer promise with pitfalls

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 (UPI) --There has been a lot of buzz online recently about Japan's affordable houses, some of which can be purchased for as little as $10,000. Social media accounts like ...