~ Aiming to Solve the Vacant House Problem ~ Announcement of Partnership Agreement between Nexwill Co., Ltd. and Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture
Nexwill Co., Ltd. and Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, have signed a partnership agreement to address vacant housing issues. This collaboration aims to promote the circulation and utilization of vacant properties, leading to regional revitalization and a safer society.
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Nexwill Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoyuki Maruoka), a company engaged in the business of purchasing distressed real estate such as vacant houses and co-owned properties, will conclude a partnership agreement with Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture (Mayor: Kuniyoshi Takahashi) for the promotion of circulation and utilization of vacant houses and other properties. In conjunction with this agreement, a signing ceremony for the partnership agreement will be held at Murakami City Hall on April 13, 2026.
## Overview of the Partnership
This agreement aims for Murakami City and Nexwill to cooperate and collaborate to promote the circulation and utilization of vacant houses within Murakami City, thereby preserving a good living environment, realizing a safe and secure society, and revitalizing the region.
In Murakami City, a survey on vacant houses was conducted in FY 2022, confirming that approximately 20% of the 2,199 vacant houses are in a neglected or dangerous state. The vacant house rate remains at a high level of 17.3%. Based on this situation, we aim to solve the vacant house problem through this partnership.
## Signing Ceremony Overview
Date and Time: April 13, 2026 (Monday) 15:15
Location: 5th Conference Room, 5th Floor, Murakami City Hall Main Building
(1-1, San-no-cho, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture)
Signatories: [Murakami City] Mayor Kuniyoshi Takahashi
[Nexwill Co., Ltd.] Representative Director Tomoyuki Maruoka
(Attending the ceremony: Kohei Kamakura, Manager, Vacant House Utilization Business Department)
## About Nexwill Co., Ltd.
Our company purchases vacant houses and distressed real estate, which are generally more difficult to sell than ordinary properties. We then process them by organizing the ownership rights and eliminating the factors that make them difficult to handle or sell, before reselling them.
When people think of distressed real estate, they often picture accident sites, but there are actually other factors.
Examples include co-owned properties where ownership is split among multiple heirs, properties that do not meet Building Standards Act requirements and cannot be rebuilt, and properties whose ownership has become unclear due to repeated inheritance without registration.
Our company purchases these types of properties, organizes the ownership rights, and makes them sellable through our distressed real estate purchasing business "Wakugai".
Also, addressing the increasingly serious issue of vacant houses...
## Overview of the Partnership
This agreement aims for Murakami City and Nexwill to cooperate and collaborate to promote the circulation and utilization of vacant houses within Murakami City, thereby preserving a good living environment, realizing a safe and secure society, and revitalizing the region.
In Murakami City, a survey on vacant houses was conducted in FY 2022, confirming that approximately 20% of the 2,199 vacant houses are in a neglected or dangerous state. The vacant house rate remains at a high level of 17.3%. Based on this situation, we aim to solve the vacant house problem through this partnership.
## Signing Ceremony Overview
Date and Time: April 13, 2026 (Monday) 15:15
Location: 5th Conference Room, 5th Floor, Murakami City Hall Main Building
(1-1, San-no-cho, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture)
Signatories: [Murakami City] Mayor Kuniyoshi Takahashi
[Nexwill Co., Ltd.] Representative Director Tomoyuki Maruoka
(Attending the ceremony: Kohei Kamakura, Manager, Vacant House Utilization Business Department)
## About Nexwill Co., Ltd.
Our company purchases vacant houses and distressed real estate, which are generally more difficult to sell than ordinary properties. We then process them by organizing the ownership rights and eliminating the factors that make them difficult to handle or sell, before reselling them.
When people think of distressed real estate, they often picture accident sites, but there are actually other factors.
Examples include co-owned properties where ownership is split among multiple heirs, properties that do not meet Building Standards Act requirements and cannot be rebuilt, and properties whose ownership has become unclear due to repeated inheritance without registration.
Our company purchases these types of properties, organizes the ownership rights, and makes them sellable through our distressed real estate purchasing business "Wakugai".
Also, addressing the increasingly serious issue of vacant houses...