The Australian couple plan to restore the property in the coming years as they transition into retirement. They say that integrating into the local community is a crucial part of being a homeowner in ...

With their sights set on an income-generating investment they could also live in, two Californians set out to buy a ...

He lives in the two-story house — that was built in the '60s — with his Japanese partner. He hopes that people won't buy property in Japan solely because it's cheap or trendy. Matt Guy visited Japan ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erik Buhrow, who bought a house in Japan's Niigata Prefecture through AkiyaMart, a site that helps foreigners buy abandoned Japanese homes known ...

There are millions of empty houses in the Japanese countryside. These houses, called akiya, are often sold for low prices, attracting buzz from foreign buyers. Buyers should be aware of potential ...

When Jaya Thursfield found a house he wanted to buy in Japan a few years ago, friends and family told him to forget it. The place wasn’t worth the trouble, they said. After all, it stood in a forest ...