Data from the Bank of Japan show that bank lending to real estate companies reached a record high last quarter and, on some measures, property prices have been rising rapidly too. However, broader measures of debt suggest that concerns a property bubble could be re-inflating are overplayed. With price rises now slowing, the sector is unlikely to be a source of major trouble.
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