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Aug 18, 2023 | 4:42 pm

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williamluk

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Originally Posted by LapLap

You got a near instant response from NHK on this matter:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/o...video/2032294/

Japanology Plus - Vacant Homes

Actually the whole Akiya (空き家) phenomenon has been around for quite a while. You can get them dirt cheap (even free in some limited cases but those tend to be in REALLY bad shape). The problem is all these properties are in some declining rural area and there is really not much point of buying them and fixing them up (more likely a total rebuilt lol) unless you actually want to live there. Definitely no appreciation potential.

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