2013/03/21Hitoshi SHIMIZU

Building a new house

Why I chose this topicI’m planning to build my houseI’d like to introduce Japanese housing

situation

Data of Japanese housingTarget : people who borrow money by

flat35 in 2011House(custom-built)

House(including land)

House(ready-built)

Apartment(new)

House(old)

Apartment(old)

Ratio 25% 31% 15% 14% 7% 8%

Price(M yen)

29 36 33 38 22 25

Area(m2)

134 115 101 72 116 72

Price/Income

5.4 6.2 6.1 5.9 4.5 4.5

Family 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.5 3.4 2.7

Age 40 36 37 39 41 41

My situationMy job

The Company housing : the cheapestFrequent Job transfer

My father’s landTwo old housesMy brother : inheritanceNeighbor relatives

ChildrenSavings

My plan

My planMy wishes

My Study room : rejectedThe 3rd floor : rejected

My wife’s wishesInner court (Patio) : acceptedOpen ceiling space : accepted

The wishes of twoCompetitive quotations : time-

consumingAir conditioning : expensiveSolar power : doesn’t worth the cost