TOKYO – July 18, 2025 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP hosted a real estate industry briefing attended by a cross section of Japan’s key market participants. Titled “From Deflation to Inflation: Rethinking Japan Real Estate,” the event was co-sponsored by the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV)’s Debt Committee.
At the briefing, leaders in real estate and finance convened to discuss Japan’s evolving macroeconomic environment including rising inflation and interest rates and its implications for the property market. The featured event of the briefing was a panel discussion organized and moderated by Joel H. Rothstein, chair of the firm’s Asia Real Estate Practice. During this session, Rothstein guided a discussion that included senior executives and Japan country heads from companies such as Deutsche Bank, PGIM, IHG, and CBRE who shared their knowledge and insights on Japan’s transition from a prolonged period of deflation to a period characterized by rising inflation and interest rates and how this transition impacts the real estate investment industry in Japan.
According to Rothstein, “The event offered timely perspectives on how inflation and rising interest rates are reshaping real estate investment strategies in Japan.” He further noted that “we are honored to support ANREV’s mission of fostering industry collaboration and thought leadership in Japan and Asia.”
Based in Tokyo, Rothstein works across all the firm’s offices in Asia. He represents clients in international real estate and structured finance transactions and advises investment banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, real estate developers, and investors across all major Asian markets and all asset classes. He also leads the firm’s practice in advising Asia-based outbound cross-border investors in structuring, implementing, and managing equity and debt investments in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.