In the INVEST section of The Sunday Times, it was reported that more Singaporean investors are feeling bullish about investing in Japanese real estate. One agent who is marketing Japanese residential properties said that he would not have expected the craze he is seeing now when he started just a year ago. It seems that local banks are also jumping onto the bandwagon as UOB and OCBC now provide loans to Singaporeans for purchases of Japanese real estate for up to 70% of the property's value. A year ago, only Bank of China was providing such loans. Someone who bought a 275 sq ft studio apartment in Tokyo last year for $400,000 is very pleased that he did so. Apparently, similar apartments now go for some 9% higher in price. I believe in investing in real estate for income. So, what I would like to know is how much is ......