AI Data Insight
In the first quarter of 2026, Japan's nominal residential investment reached 28.9032 trillion yen, marking a quarter-on-quarter increase of 2.51% and breaking past the highs of the 1990s bubble economy era. This wave of strong growth benefits from the dual drivers of a recovery in home renovation demand and building material inflation. Looking ahead, attention must be paid to the suppressing effects of the Bank of Japan's potential interest rate hikes and high housing prices on end-user purchasing power.