among people who bought pre-owned homes between April 2021 and March 2022; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Among people who have bought a house that has been occupied by another household after being newly built, and who have moved in or plan to move in as soon as formalities are completed.
Excluding respondents who did not answer.
*The number of responses includes 591 respondents in the three metropolitan areas Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya who received and returned questionnaires in person and 425 responses via postal questionnaire in all other regions. As the source does not report the exact number of those who have bought detached houses, the number of respondents refers to those who have bought a pre-owned home, including apartments.
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Share of pre-owned single-family home purchases with home inspection in Japan FY 2021
Around ** percent of households in Japan bought a pre-owned single-family home without an inspection in the fiscal year 2021, a survey conducted between September and November 2022 found. Another ** percent of respondents were not aware whether an inspection had been performed on their second-hand house.
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