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B · Selling an investment property
Whether to take profit or rebalance, you don't want a vague “ballpark price” — you want two things crystal clear: how much it can actually sell for, and how much you'll ultimately get back.
From your own city, in your own language, you can get both of these clear. No need to come to Japan.
Why sell here
With a local Japanese agent, the buyers are mostly within Japan. But the most natural buyer for your property is someone like you — an overseas investor who sees Fukuoka's promise from across the sea, and who is searching right here, right now.
Official land surveys put Fukuoka's residential land price up 9.0% year on year — the highest among major cities — and its population growth leads the designated cities. Demand is still warming.
Fukuoka City's surveys show that for high-rise and JPY 100 million-plus properties, the share of overseas acquisition and non-owner-occupied use is especially high.
Once consigned, your property goes live on this platform where overseas investors gather — your exit, right at the center of demand.
Market figures are a general overview; the achievable price for an individual property should follow a formal valuation.
The step that trips people up most from overseas
The sale proceeds are collected by the agent and remitted to your overseas account — with a copy of the contract and similar proof, that isn't difficult. What's genuinely tricky is the chain that can only be done in Japan, in Japanese: withholding at source → tax return → refund.
A typical agent hands the tax to a tax accountant, and the tax accountant doesn't touch the sale — the gap in between is exactly what unsettles you. In your own language, we bring the sale and the filing-and-refund under one desk, bridging that gap from end to end.
We've focused on non-resident transactions for over a decade. We won't rush a sale through — if selling is right, we'll help you sell cleanly; if holding makes more sense right now, we'll say so plainly, backed by the numbers.
Tax rates and rules are a general overview; actual application should follow the latest National Tax Agency guidance and a tax accountant's judgment.
Three common misconceptions
“The 10.21% withheld — is that just gone for good?”
No. That 10.21% is a prepaid tax the buyer withholds on the total sale price, not the final amount. The final capital gains tax is settled in your tax return, and anything over-withheld can be reclaimed.
“Living overseas, can I even sell — or must I go to Japan myself?”
There's no need to come. With a power of attorney, a signature certificate from a Japanese consulate abroad, and a judicial scrivener, you can complete the ownership transfer and closing from where you are, accompanied throughout in your own language.
“Capital gains tax — isn't it just sale price minus purchase price?”
It's not that simple. Japan deducts the building's depreciation from the acquisition cost, which enlarges the taxable gain. The rate is 15.315% for holdings over 5 years and 30.63% for under 5 years (non-residents aren't charged resident tax); leave the actual calculation to a tax accountant to confirm.
The above is a general overview; actual taxation varies case by case, so follow a tax accountant's judgment.
Estimate · Indicative
Withholding is only a prepayment. Use your own figures for an on-the-spot estimate of what may come back.
Before you sell, you might wonder
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Whether you only want a rough market figure or have already decided to sell — your property deserves a proper conversation. The first consultation is free and carries no obligation, in your own language, with a real person via LINE or the form.
Entirely in your own language · First consultation free, no obligation · Sell or hold, we'll tell you straight · Handled by a local Fukuoka team
The consultation itself is free; any sale, tax filing, or remittance that follows will be quoted separately to your needs and explained clearly before any work begins.
