July 2008 – This is the fifth year that EBMC has had the distinct pleasure of sharing business practices with Japanese property management professionals. Over the years property management firms from all over Japan have contacted EBMC to request the opportunity to discuss best-business practices with our staff. This year we had the privilege of meeting with the 2008 Japan Property Management Study Group which included:
- Masataka Mori - Kinsan Shoji Company, Ltd.
- Satoshi Saegusa - Sankei Building Maintenance Company, Ltd.
- Hirotaka Murakami -Tokyo Biso Kogyo Corporation
- Tetsuya Murakami - Nikoh Sangyo Company, Ltd
- Atsushi Itasaka - First Facilities Company, Ltd.
- Soei Uchida - First Facilities Company, Ltd.
- Takeshi Demura - Shohei Institute of Real Estate, Inc.
- Matastoshi Nezumiya - M’s International Company, Ltd.
General topics of discussion included EBMC’s organizational structure, staffing, owner-investor relations, green building initiatives, property management operations and maintenance, Yardi implementation, technology, the Top 10 aspects of residential property management and due diligence to performed when acquiring real estate assets in the U.S.