This open access book presents recent research and hot topics in the field of real estate
science in Japan. It features carefully selected English translations of peer-reviewed papers
and excellent articles published in the Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences as well as
papers presented at the Japan Association of Real Estate Sciences (JARES) annual conference.
The topics covered include market analyses of vacant houses policies for reuse of vacant
houses property tax policy issues of land for which the owners are unknown disaster and real
estate values the siting optimization plan and its influence on real estate big data and ICT
technology for the real estate business and public real estate management.Real estate science
in Japan has developed in step with international research in the fields of law and economics
regional science civil engineering environmental science architectonics and related areas.
At the same time it has evolved into a unique discipline that focuses on policy-oriented
practical science with arguments for the reform of outdated laws regulations and traditional
customs. Asian countries are currently growing rapidly and are catching up with developing
countries. The lessons learned and know-how accumulated by JARES is helpful for practitioners
and policymakers not only in Japan but also in other Asian countries.
