Friday, March 5, 2010

Fees Guide

Not only is land expensive you can't forget about the fees which total about 6~8% of the total price of the home.

Below has lots of information but wanted to provide the Kanji and Hiragana for those you want to do more research:
http://www.realestate-tokyo.com/sale/guide/

STAMP DUTY
印紙税 (いんしぜい)

REALTOR’S COMMISSION
仲介手数料 (ちゅうかいてすうりょう)

REGISTRY LICENSE TAX
登記費用 (とうきひよう)

REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION TAX
不動産所得税 (ふどうさんしょとくぜい)

FIXED PROPERTY TAX
固定資産税 (こていしさんぜい)

CITY [URBAN] PLANNING TAX
都市計画税 (としけいかくぜい)

LOAN GUARANTY INSURANCE
ローンの保証料 (ローンのほしょうりょう)

Out of all these costs the main one to watch out for are the realtor's commission and the loan guaranty fee. These 2 can make up almost 5% of the 6~8% closing fees.

With regards to latest land appraisal data used for Tax calculations, you can find it in the site below:
http://www.chikamap.jp/

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