Cross-Border Real Estate Investment in 2026: Currency, Yield, and Japan's Rules
A two-way look at cross-border real estate in 2026, covering both overseas investors buying into Japan and Japanese buyers going abroad. With a weak yen, rising land prices, and an inbound recovery as tailwinds, and the Bank of Japan's rate hike, currency-hedging costs, and Japan-specific rules such as the Foreign Exchange Act and the Important Land Survey Act, it explains why the decision should rest on real yield after hedging, not on headline figures.