| When it costs nearly $2 billion to buy just part of a building in a prime Tokyo location, it is no wonder some investors in Japanese property are looking farther afield. Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC Pte. Ltd. said Tuesday it bought 24 floors of Pacific Century Place Marunouchi, a building next to Tokyo Station, in a bid to grab a slice of Japan’s hot property market. A person with knowledge of the deal said the cost was $1.7 billion.
Total real-estate investment in Japan rose to ¥3.5 trillion ($33 billion) from the start of the year through September, the highest level since 2007 and a 13% increase from the same period last year, according to data from Urban Research Institute Corp., a real-estate think tank operated by Mizuho Trust & Banking Co...............................................Full Article: Source
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