At Home Vacant House Bank Starts API Integration with Chiba Prefecture's 'Chibarashii Kurashi'
At Home Co., Ltd., a real estate information service, has started API integration between its 'At Home Vacant House Bank' and 'Chibarashii Kurashi,' a portal site for migration and dual-area living operated by Chiba Prefecture. This integration automatically reflects vacant house information registered by Chiba Prefecture's municipalities in 'Chibarashii Kurashi' to the 'At Home Vacant House Bank,' reducing the burden of registering and updating property information. At Home aims to contribute to solving the challenges of local government vacant house bank operations and revitalizing the distribution of vacant houses through this initiative.
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At Home Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasushi Tsurumori; hereinafter, At Home), a real estate information service, announces that its 'At Home Vacant House Bank' has started API integration with 'Chibarashii Kurashi,' operated by Chiba Prefecture, and that this is the 8th such integration nationwide as of April 2026.
【Overview】
Through this integration, information on vacant houses registered by each municipality in Chiba Prefecture in 'Chibarashii Kurashi' will be automatically reflected in the 'At Home Vacant House Bank,' reducing the operational burden of registering, updating, and publishing property information, which had been a challenge. At Home will continue to contribute to solving the challenges related to local government vacant house bank operations and revitalizing the distribution of vacant houses through initiatives such as property information data integration between vacant house banks.
Chiba Prefecture Migration and Dual-Area Living Portal Site 'Chibarashii Kurashi': https://life-style.chiba.jp/
【Background of API Integration】
As part of measures against vacant houses, the spread of vacant house bank systems by local governments is progressing to promote the distribution and utilization of vacant houses and revitalize local communities. In response to this trend, the 'At Home Vacant House Bank,' a nationwide vacant house and vacant land bank, was opened in October 2017 with the aim of standardizing and centralizing information on vacant houses held by local governments nationwide, making it easy for anyone to access and search from anywhere in the country. Full-scale operation began in April 2018.
At Home has built an API integration mechanism connecting local government vacant house banks with the 'At Home Vacant House Bank' to streamline the property registration work for vacant houses by local government officials, and has been providing this service since April 2023.
【About 'At Home Vacant House Bank'】
Since October 2017, we have been operating the 'At Home Vacant House Bank' as a business operator for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's project 'Model Project for the Construction and Operation of a Nationwide Vacant House and Vacant Land Bank.'
The 'At Home Vacant House Bank' not only aggregates and searches for vacant properties nationwide but also offers property searches by theme and provides content and functions to help consumers publicize local attractions, migration/settlement initiatives, and local government projects and systems.
As of the end of March 2026, the number of participating municipalities is 898, and the number of listed properties exceeds 11,000.
At Home will continue to provide useful information to consumers interested in the utilization of vacant houses and vacant lands.
【Overview】
Through this integration, information on vacant houses registered by each municipality in Chiba Prefecture in 'Chibarashii Kurashi' will be automatically reflected in the 'At Home Vacant House Bank,' reducing the operational burden of registering, updating, and publishing property information, which had been a challenge. At Home will continue to contribute to solving the challenges related to local government vacant house bank operations and revitalizing the distribution of vacant houses through initiatives such as property information data integration between vacant house banks.
Chiba Prefecture Migration and Dual-Area Living Portal Site 'Chibarashii Kurashi': https://life-style.chiba.jp/
【Background of API Integration】
As part of measures against vacant houses, the spread of vacant house bank systems by local governments is progressing to promote the distribution and utilization of vacant houses and revitalize local communities. In response to this trend, the 'At Home Vacant House Bank,' a nationwide vacant house and vacant land bank, was opened in October 2017 with the aim of standardizing and centralizing information on vacant houses held by local governments nationwide, making it easy for anyone to access and search from anywhere in the country. Full-scale operation began in April 2018.
At Home has built an API integration mechanism connecting local government vacant house banks with the 'At Home Vacant House Bank' to streamline the property registration work for vacant houses by local government officials, and has been providing this service since April 2023.
【About 'At Home Vacant House Bank'】
Since October 2017, we have been operating the 'At Home Vacant House Bank' as a business operator for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's project 'Model Project for the Construction and Operation of a Nationwide Vacant House and Vacant Land Bank.'
The 'At Home Vacant House Bank' not only aggregates and searches for vacant properties nationwide but also offers property searches by theme and provides content and functions to help consumers publicize local attractions, migration/settlement initiatives, and local government projects and systems.
As of the end of March 2026, the number of participating municipalities is 898, and the number of listed properties exceeds 11,000.
At Home will continue to provide useful information to consumers interested in the utilization of vacant houses and vacant lands.