YEN buyers are looking to take advantage of the current market conditions and make a move on Niseko investments.
The strength of the yen and the current economic climate has moved some sellers to reconsider their placing in the international market. This in turn has opened doors to local buyers less affected by international exchange rates.
Ben Kerr, managing director of Niseko Real Estate, is one of the people on the ground who has noticed this shift in interest first-hand.
"The negative press in Japan has caught the eye of Japanese investors, and we’re getting a some enquiries at the moment," he said.
"They’re not buying willy nilly like the Aussies a few years ago, but they’re having a good look.
"The prices have come down so it makes sense in a Japanese mindset.
"We are currently receiving more business and individual Japanese enquiries than western."