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How Falling Birth Rates Reshape the Real Estate Investment Industry
In this episode of The Demographics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how falling birth rates are transforming real estate investment. With Japan's population shrinking for 15 consecutive years, commercial property values in regional cities have dropped 40 percent since 2010, while Tokyo residential yields remain below 4 percent. The hosts examine how institutional investors are pivoting from suburban family housing to senior living facilities and urban micro-apartments. Lucas breaks down the math of a 1.3 fertility rate versus a 2.1 replacement rate, and what that means for REITs and…
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