Housing – Cintrafor

Emerging Power Builders: Japan’s Transitional Housing Industry after the Lost Decade

Authors: Daisuke Sasatani, Ivan Eastin and Joseph Roos Executive SummaryThis study presents exploratory research about the transitional Japanese home building industry. The Japanese housing industry changed significantly during and since the “lost decade” of the 1990s because the business environment changed dramatically. The main goal of this study is to classify Japanese builders by their business […]

China’s Housing Market: A Policy Assessment and Outlook for Wood Consumption

Authors: Juan Luo and John Perez-Garcia Executive SummaryPrior to the 1980’s, the government provided its citizens with public housing. As a consequence, there was a lack of investment in this sector. State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) were responsible for providing its workers with an apartment or other housing unit. SOEs allocated apartments under a series of rigid administrative […]

Analysis of 2×4 Technology Transfer to the Japanese Residential Housing Industry

Authors: Robert Y. Hashizume and Ivan L. Eastin Executive SummaryJapan is the largest export destination for the US and the second largest export destination for Canada (after the US). The Japanese residential construction housing industry is the main driver of forest products exports to Japan. There were 1.4 million residential housing starts in Japan compared to […]

The Changing Japanese Housing Market: An Assessment of US Export Strategies for Prefabricated Wooden Housing and Building Materials

Authors: Ivan L. Eastin and Anne Rahikainen Executive SummaryIntroductionThe Japanese market for prefabricated homes and wooden building materials has tremendous potential for US firms, particularly those located in the Pacific Northwest. For example, exports of prefabricated housing to Japan increased by 51% from 1994 to 1995, with 81% of these exports originating from the Pacific Northwest. […]

Japanese Housing Trends and Financing Arrangements

Authors: W. Ramsay Smith SummaryJapan currently has a very strong residential housing market. To better understand this market it is the purpose of this paper to provide some background information by summarizing the housing trends and financing arrangements in Japan. This will consist of general housing statistics, housing and land costs and major methods of financing.