Impressions of Properties That Cannot Be Rebuilt? [Survey Results Announced]

Properties that cannot be rebuilt refer to land or properties that do not meet the "road access obligation" of the Building Standards Act, meaning that if the currently standing building is demolished and the land is cleared, a new building cannot be constructed. The road access obligation is a provision of the Building Standards Act that states, "A building must be connected to a road with a width of 4m or more for at least 2m." If this is not met, the property becomes one that cannot be rebuilt. Therefore, while you can continue to live in the existing building on such a property, if it is demolished due to collapse or other reasons, it cannot be rebuilt. Such properties have disadvantages such as low asset value, low liquidity when selling, and difficulty in obtaining loans from financial institutions, but on the other hand, they tend to be cheaper. Background and Purpose of the Survey on Impressions of Properties That Cannot Be Rebuilt: Many people may be considering purchasing "properties that cannot be rebuilt" as an investment, or inheriting and then selling them. However, many are also curious about what the general public thinks of properties that cannot be rebuilt. Therefore, Dream Planning Co., Ltd. (Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture / Representative Director: Mikito Takahashi), which operates the real estate problem-solving website URUHOME, conducted a survey targeting people interested in real estate (valid responses: 289 people) to ask about their impressions of properties that cannot be rebuilt. [Request for Citing/Reprinting Data] When using the survey results and images from this press release, please include a link to the URUHOME URL (https://uruhome.net/saikenfuka-impression-survey/) where the survey results are published. No permission from our company is required for publication. Survey on Properties That Cannot Be Rebuilt: Respondent Attributes (Valid Responses: 289) ■ Gender Composition: Male: 179 people (approx. 62%) Female: 110 people (approx. 38%) ■ Age Group Composition: 20s: 52 people (18.0%) 30s: 97 people (33.6%) 40s: 81 people (28.0%) 50s: 45 people (15.6%) 60s: 14 people (4.8%) 70s and above: 0 people (0%) ■ Survey Period: 2025.7.28-2026.2.1 What are your impressions of properties that cannot be rebuilt? Impressions of properties that cannot be rebuilt? 1st place: Unlikely to sell 163/289 56.4% 2nd place: Difficult to utilize, seems useless 116/289 40.1% 3rd place: Likely to cause trouble 97/289 33.6% 4th place: Image of only incurring taxes 61/289 21.1% 5th place: Could be interesting with ingenuity 31/289 10.7% 6th place: Has pros and cons, hard to say 29/289 10.0% 7th place: No knowledge yet, but interested 19/289 6.6% 8th place: Would positively consider purchasing if cheap 15/289 5.2% 9th place: No particular impression 14/289 4.8% 10th place: Owns due to purchase or inheritance, but wants to sell 5/289 1.7% 11th place: Has purchased properties that cannot be rebuilt and thinks they are good investment targets 0/289 0.0% Total responses: 550 Number of respondents: 289 The survey results revealed strong concerns about the "difficulty of future disposal" and "lack of utility" regarding properties that cannot be rebuilt. "Unlikely to sell" ranked 1st with 56.4%, and "Difficult to utilize, seems useless" ranked 2nd with 40.1%, indicating that these two points are overwhelmingly negative impressions. This is thought to reflect respondents' high anxiety about the low liquidity (difficulty in formulating an exit strategy) unique to properties that cannot be rebuilt, and the risks of continuing to own them. Next, we will introduce comments from those who chose 1st to 5th place. 1st place: Unlikely to sell 163/289 56.4% "Unlikely to sell" took 1st place, highlighting strong concerns about the difficulty of future disposal and liquidity risk. Comments frequently mentioned "difficulty in selling and financing" and "difficulty in securing an exit strategy," suggesting that the fear of properties becoming "negative assets" that cannot be disposed of outweighs the benefit of being able to purchase them cheaply. ★ ★ "While properties that cannot be rebuilt have the advantage of being able to be purchased cheaply, they also have many disadvantages such as difficulty in selling, difficulty in financing, and the risk of deterioration. Although there is room for utilization with ingenuity, I feel that it is a high-risk investment." 20s, Male "When I hear 'properties that cannot be rebuilt,' I strongly get the impression that they are difficult to sell. The inability to rebuild if the building collapses due to a disaster is a major risk."