[Do you understand your family home's property rights?] Survey of 511 Men and Women

AlbaLink Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kenji Kawata) conducted a survey on "Understanding the Property Rights of Your Family Home" targeting 511 people who live separately from their family homes, and ranked the data. Details are published on "Wakeari Bukken Kaitori Navi" (https://albalink.co.jp/realestate/ownership-of-family-residence/). Property rights of a family home refer to "who owns the real estate," "whether the right is ownership or leasehold," and "who the heirs are." The boundary lines with neighbors' land are also important. Without understanding such information, the likelihood of a smooth inheritance process decreases significantly. This time, AlbaLink Co., Ltd. (https://albalink.co.jp/), which operates "Wakeari Bukken Kaitori Navi" (https://albalink.co.jp/realestate/), conducted a survey on "Understanding the Property Rights of Your Family Home" targeting 511 people who live separately from their family homes. [Survey Overview] - Target: People living separately from their family homes - Survey Period: May 1-6, 2026 - Survey Institution: In-house survey - Survey Method: Voluntary responses via the internet - Valid Responses: 511 people (335 women / 176 men) - Respondents' Age Groups: 20s 13.9% / 30s 33.2% / 40s 29.0% / 50s 17.6% / 60s and above 6.3% [Survey Results Summary] - 42.1% of people generally understand their family home's property rights. - The top reason for understanding property rights is "taught by parents." - The top reason for not understanding property rights is "no opportunity to talk." - The biggest future concern regarding property rights is "family disputes." <> 1. Please clearly state "Wakeari Fudosan Kaitori Navi for selling problematic real estate" as the source of information. 2. When used on a website, please include the following links as the source: URL: https://albalink.co.jp/realestate/ownership-of-family-residence/ https://albalink.co.jp/realestate/empty-house-disposal/ https://albalink.co.jp/realestate/sell-vacant-house/ 42.1% of people generally understand their family home's property rights. Among the 511 people living separately from their family homes, 42.1% responded that they "generally understand the property rights of their family home." When combined with those who "understand somewhat (26.6%)," it was found that nearly 70% have some level of understanding of their family home's property rights. However, specific responses revealed comments such as "I know the name, but I haven't seen the detailed documents" and "It's an old house from my grandparents' generation, so I just vaguely assume there's no loan." While some people understand by thoroughly discussing with their parents or receiving proper handover, others expressed anxiety, saying, "I understand to some extent, but..." The reason for understanding family home property rights is "taught by parents." The top reason for understanding family home property rights was "taught by parents (37.0%)." The second reason was "frequently talk with parents (25.6%)." It can be inferred that in families where it is easy to talk with parents and share information, the understanding of property rights tends to progress more smoothly. On the other hand, a certain number of cases were observed where understanding was prompted by major changes or a sense of crisis, such as the death of a family member or the aging of parents. It can be seen that many people only become aware of it when necessity arises. <1st Place: Taught by parents> - My mother told me, "You never know when I might pass away," so as the eldest daughter, I've been hearing about it for several years (30s, female). - My parents told me, "It might be troublesome if you don't know what to do if something happens to us" (40s, female). - My father said he wanted to explain it in preparation for the future (50s, male). Many cases involved parents who were anxious about their own mortality and spoke to their children. Comments like "so that you won't be troubled if something happens" also indicate that parents want to reduce the burden on their children. Although we don't usually pay much attention to family home property rights, this information suddenly becomes necessary when the owner passes away. Since not knowing the location of title deeds can cause difficulties in procedures, many parents consider informing their children while they are still healthy. <2nd Place: Frequently talk with parents> - I have opportunities to talk with my parents to some extent and hear basic information. Therefore, the name and loan...