Tomohiro Makino: Real Estate Strategy for Your 50s

Real estate consultant Tomohiro Makino walks through specific strategies for downsizing, cashing in on unrealized gains, relocating to the regions, and estate planning for people in their 50s and beyond.

• The real estate market is polarizing fast — whether a property ages like fine wine or crumbles depends almost entirely on location
• The Shinagawa–Haneda corridor is the top pick for the next decade, driven by the Linear Chuo Shinkansen opening and Haneda expansion
• If you want to stay in central Tokyo, downsize the floor plan, monetize the unrealized gain, and redeploy the cash
• For regional relocation, spend the decade before retirement renting locally first — sell the city home only after you’re sure the new area fits
• Strong suburban candidates: Shonan (Oiso, Odawara), Takao, Isumi, and Tachikawa
• For the family home: decide as a family — sell or hold — before a parent develops dementia, not after
• J-REITs are trading below NAV with an average yield of 4.5%, making them a solid dividend-income vehicle; no property management required, which suits older investors
• Past 50, the mindset shift that matters most: stop chasing big gains and start deploying your assets in service of your own life

2026-04-18 · Watch on YouTube

Japanese page: 牧野知弘：50代からの不動産戦略