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Own vs. Lease
Evaluate whether leasing or owning real estate is right for your company, an important consideration for clients motivated to secure cost certainty and potential equity.
How We Can Deliver
Whether for an individual facility or part of a larger portfolio strategy, our Financial Consulting team underwrites the requirements to support your decision making. We offer advice tailored to your needs from a neutral position as a service provider.
Key Differentiators
Holistic Evaluation
Leveraging our expertise across occupier, capital markets and debt and structured finance to evaluate whether to lease or own real estate.
Internal Alignment
We work with the client's finance department and tax advisors to ensure that our analysis reflects accounting standards and how it will affect their finances.
Ensured Accountability
We provide well-founded and feasible advice by utilizing a team of professionals in each specialty.
Our Leadership Team
Related Insights
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Average rents set new record highs in four areas; available space in Tokyo extremely tight as Shinjuku’s vacancy rate reaches 0.0%
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Greater Tokyo vacancy rate falls to 7.8%; rents up 1.5% q-o-q
with Tokyo Bay area up 5.3% and Gaikando area up 2.6% -
Demand Robust but Available Space Remains ScarceTenants Increasingly Accepting of Higher Rents
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Viewpoint | Intelligent Investment
Reading the Japan Office Market: The Neutral Vacancy Rate Explained
July 8, 2026
Neutral vacancy rates in Japan vary by city, with vacancy rate movements against this baseline affecting future rental performance. Vacancy rates are projected to remain below neutral vacancy rates in all cities, leading to rising rents.
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Viewpoint | Creating Resilience
Japan Viewpoint: Shifting domestic consumption patterns to boost demand for high street stores
May 18, 2026
As domestic consumption patterns in Japan evolve amid persistent inflation, high street stores are gaining strategic importance as essential hubs for value-added products and experiential retail.
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2025 Tokyo Flexible Office Market
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Average rents set new record highs in five areas;
fashion sector drives demand -
Greater Tokyo vacancy rate decreases to 9.2%;
Rents rise in all areas, including the Ken-O-do Area
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