Is the housing market set to take off?

Housing construction should give a boost to the wider economy over coming quarters as low mortgage interest rates support property demand. But Japan’s property market is approaching a turning point, with the number of households on the cusp of a sustained decline. Any hopes for a lasting economic boost from residential housing construction are therefore likely to be disappointed.

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