Half-pricebrokerage feesRentals & sales
Based in Musashikosugi, Kawasaki and Yokohama, serving Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama. Rental brokerage fee: half a month’s rent (0.5 months + tax). Sales: half the legal maximum (1.5% of the sale price + ¥30,000, plus tax). No office visit needed: consultations and contract paperwork are handled via form, LINE and online meetings, and viewings take place on site. English or Japanese.
These rates apply to new inquiries received through this website, LINE or a personal referral. For properties we list ourselves on behalf of a seller or landlord (including on portal sites), the fee stated in that listing applies. Properties priced at ¥8 million or less are not eligible (a government notice allows a higher fee for this price band, so we explain the fee before the brokerage agreement).
Why clients choose Katoh Property Management
Clear, published feesRentals: half a month’s rent (0.5 months + tax). Sales: half the legal maximum (1.5% of the sale price + ¥30,000, plus tax). The same numbers everywhere on this site.
Local to Musashikosugi, Kawasaki and YokohamaOur home ground, with coverage across the greater Tokyo area.
English support, no office visitOne person handles your case from the first message to the contract, via form, LINE and online meetings. Viewings on site.
Half-price brokerage fees
for rentals and sales
Rental agencies in Japan usually charge one month’s rent plus consumption tax as the brokerage fee. Ours is half a month’s rent (0.5 months + tax). For sales, the legal maximum is 3% of the sale price + ¥60,000, plus tax; ours is half the legal maximum (1.5% of the sale price + ¥30,000, plus tax). The same numbers apply everywhere on this site.
These rates apply to new inquiries received through this website, LINE or a personal referral. For properties we list ourselves on behalf of a seller or landlord (including on portal sites), the fee stated in that listing applies. Properties priced at ¥8 million or less are not eligible (a government notice allows a higher fee for this price band, so we explain the fee before the brokerage agreement).
Who qualifies for the half-price fee
- Eligible: new rental searches, home purchases and home sales requested through the form on this site, LINE, or a referral from one of our clients or acquaintances
- Not eligible: inquiries about properties we list on behalf of a seller or landlord on portal sites or elsewhere, even if you contact us through this site. For those, the fee stated in the listing and in the brokerage agreement applies (within the legal maximum)
- Not eligible: buying or selling a property priced at ¥8 million or less (before tax). A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism notice allows a fee of up to ¥300,000 plus tax for this price band, so we explain and agree the fee with you before the brokerage agreement
- Eligibility is fixed at the time of your first inquiry, and the applicable fee is written into the brokerage agreement (for rentals, the explanation of important matters)
Rental brokerage
half a month’s rent (0.5 months + tax)
From the search and viewings to the lease contract. Half of the usual one month plus tax.
Sales brokerage
half the legal maximum (1.5% of the sale price + ¥30,000, plus tax)
Buying or selling land, condominiums and houses. Note: the legal maximum is 3% of the sale price + ¥60,000, plus tax.
You pay only when a contract is concluded
There is no charge for consultations or estimates. Feel free to get in touch first.
Musashikosugi first, greater Tokyo throughout
Our home ground is Musashikosugi and the cities of Kawasaki and Yokohama. We handle rentals and sales across Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama.
For landlords: we take on tenant recruitment for properties in Nakahara-ku, Saiwai-ku and Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City. Tenant-side rental brokerage and sales brokerage are available across Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama.
How it works
Contact us
Send a message via the form or LINE. No office visit needed.
Tell us what you need
Area, budget, move-in timing and conditions, discussed online.
Property proposals
We shortlist several properties that match your conditions.
Viewings
We meet you on site and visit the properties together.
Contract and handover
Half-price brokerage fee for rentals and sales. We handle the paperwork.
Frequently asked questions
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About us
Managing Member / Licensed Real Estate Transaction Specialist (Takken-shi)
Takahiro Katoh
Licensed real estate transaction specialist (takken-shi). Born in Yokohama and raised between Yokohama and Kawasaki, where the family on the mother’s side is from, and still living in Kawasaki. Together with parents who have run a real estate business in Yokohama and Kawasaki for over 40 years, handles rentals, purchases and sales across Tokyo and Kanagawa, in English or Japanese. Also runs the travel YouTube channel "Katoh Travel" (360,000 subscribers).
YouTube: Katoh Travel (360,000 subscribers)- Company
- Katoh Property Management LLC
合同会社加藤プロパティマネジメント - Managing members
- Yoshie Katoh, Takahiro Katoh
- License
- Licensed real estate broker: Kanagawa Prefecture Governor (2) No. 30531
- Address
- 4-51-1 Kizuki, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0025, Japan
- Service area
- Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama (home ground: Musashikosugi, Kawasaki and Yokohama)
- How we work
- No office visit needed. Everything online via form or LINE, in English or Japanese.
Contact us
From finding a place to rent to selling your current home, ask us anything. No office visit needed. We reply in English or Japanese via the form or LINE.
Message us on LINE