Located in Shinsaibashi, one of the most popular areas in Osaka, The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige is one of the city’s most exciting investment opportunities and will be ready for occupation in August 2025. The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige is aimed at investors looking for a high-yielding rental investment with hassle-free management, and significant capital growth prospects in line with the expansion of Osaka’s infrastructure, and plans for an integrated resort in the next 2-6 years.

The developer behind The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige is FMI Japan, headquartered in Hong Kong and established in 2015 by Singaporean property veteran, Amous Lee. The FMI Group provides all-round real estate solutions including property development, lettings and management, en-bloc sales and home furnishing. The Company also has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan under the brand ‘Chief of Homes’ providing a turnkey property management service to investors. Since 2015 FMI Japan have successfully developed and delivered 18 residential projects in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Yokohama.

The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige comprises 52 freehold units in a single residential tower of 14 floors located at 1 Chome-13-19, Shimanouchi, Chuo Ward, Osaka. All units in the building have been specifically designed to comply with Osaka’s requirements for short-term tenancy lettings with 4 units per floor, and each unit with an area of 29.64 sq.m (including the balcony.)

Unit layouts are studio-types, designed to sleep 2-3 people, with a separate living/dining and kitchen area, bathroom and storage area. All units are provided fully fitted with a separate furniture package available suitable for short-term rentals.

Prices at The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige start at JPY 48,500,000 (approx. THB 11,740,000) with THB 200,000 required to reserve your unit. Thereafter a further 5% deposit is required within 3 working days of reservation, and a further 35% deposit within one month of reservation. The final 60% balance payment is required on or before 31st July 2025.

The transfer costs due to the buyer upon completion will be approximately 3.3% of the purchase price. Estimated ongoing expenses including the building management fee, sinking fund and city planning tax fee are JPY 25,000 per month (approx. THB 6,000). Average daily room rates (ADR) at The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige will be approximately THB 2,500 – THB 3,000 and can be compared with the development’s sister project, The Peak Shinsaibashi, currently advertised for rent on booking.com. The Peak Shinsaibashi has a review score of 8.5 and an occupancy rate exceeding 80%.

For the first two years, buyers at The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige will be entitled to a guaranteed rental yield of 5%. Thereafter, the net rental yield per annum before tax is projected to be 5.6%.

FMI Japan’s rental services ensure that investors wishing to rent-out their unit(s) at The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige can enjoy hassle-free income remitted directly to their bank account in Thailand or overseas. The developer’s subsidiary, Chief of Homes, will undertake all management services including the application for a Minpaku License after completion allowing the unit to be rented-out according to Japanese requirements, arranging furniture and advertising photography, listing on rental platforms including booking.com, agoda.com and trip.com, handling customer registrations and check-in, cleaning and restocking the unit, providing a quarterly rental report and transferring income to the landlord’s account.

In return for their services, Chief of Homes charge 15% of the gross rental amount, in addition there is a 15% online travel platform fee charged by portals for advertising, and utilities which amount to approximately JPY 27,500 per month (approx. 6,600).

Located in Chuo Ward, one of Osaka’s 24 wards, or districts, The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige is 3 minutes’ walk from Nagahoribashi Station (Nagahori Tsurumi Green Line/Sakaisuji Line) and 8 minutes’ walk from Shinsaibashi Station (Midosuji Sen Line) with connections both underground and overground trains in multiple directions including 53 minutes to Kansai International Airport, 45 minutes to Kobe, 50 minutes to Kyoto and 48 minutes to Nara. By train from Nagahoribashi the famous Namba district can be reached within 14 minutes, and Universal Studios Japan is only a 30 minute ride away.

The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige is also within a maximum 8 minute walk of all the main shopping, dining and entertainment amenities in central Osaka including Dotonburi, Crysta Nagahori and Kuromon Market.

Investing in Japan makes sound economic sense, and there are no restrictions on foreigners purchasing property in Japan. Advantages for investing in Japan can be summarized as: 

• No residency requirements
• No restriction on foreign ownership
• Freehold land and building
• Political and economic stability
• Sound legal and regulatory system.
• Weak Japanese Yen.

The Japanese Yen has declined by 17% against the Thai Baht in the past two years making now a particularly attractive time for Thai investors to diversify into Japanese real estate. The weak Japanese Yen has been driven by low interest rates in Japan (the Bank of Japan’s short-term interest rate is -0.1%) which in turn has fuelled substantial foreign investment in property throughout the country, with hotels and residential assets being at the top of the list for foreign buyers. Adding to this demand are the relatively low property transfer costs and high rental demand leading to projections for capital growth of residential property of approximately 5% per year up until 2029.

Osaka city-centre is one of the few Japanese city-centre districts allowing private short-term rentals, and the number of visitors to the city is expected to soon exceed the number in 2019 (before the Covid-19 pandemic) which was 12.31 million. Visitor numbers to Osaka in particular will be boosted by the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo and plans for an integrated resort (IR) to open in 2030.

Osaka’s IR will include a casino to be developed by MGM from the USA in a US$ 8.1 billion investment over a land area of 49 hectares and with 1 million sq.m of facilities. It is expected that 15 million visitors from around the world, and especially from Asia, will visit the IR each year generating revenue of US$ 3.3 billion. The IR will also benefit from the extension of the Osaka Metro Chuo Line to Yumeshima bringing the casino and the IR to within 34 minutes by train from The Peak Shinsaibashi Prestige.

Location: Central Osaka and within 8 minutes of more than 100 restaurants, a transportation interchange station, shopping centres and the city’s main attractions.

Opportunity: Benefit from the weak Japanese Yen, planned infrastructure development and increasing foreign direct investment in to Japanese real estate. Invest in multiple units and qualify for a Japan Business Visa*.

Investment: Guaranteed rental returns of 5% p.a. for two years. High rental demand with projected 5.6% yields after two years and capital growth exceeding 5% per annum. Up to 70% LTV mortgages available*.

Management: Turnkey management by Chief of Homes at reasonable cost with rental income remitted anywhere in the world.

The Developer: FMI have a proven track record of delivering affordable and profitable projects on schedule.

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