Founded NEXT HOME Co.
Established NEXT Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Co., Ltd.) established in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
Launched Japanese real estate portal, HOME'S (currently, LIFULL HOME'S)
Relocated head office to Shinkawa 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Initiated capital tie-up with Rakuten Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group, Inc.)
Relocated head office to Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Opened Osaka branch in Kita-ku, Osaka
Acquired e-mail advertising firm, e-sumai Co., Ltd.
Acquired certification for Information Security Management System (ISMS, ISO27001) and BS 7799
Relocated head office relocated to Harumi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Opened Fukuoka branch in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Shares listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Section
Launched website for local residential information, Lococom
Founded joint venture with ITOCHU Corporation, Wilnic Co., Ltd.
Acquired Information Security Management System (ISO/IEC27001:2005) certification
Acquired complete ownership in Renter's Co., which provides a CRM for real estate professionals
Established rental guarantor business, NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd.
NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd. acquired rental guarantor business from Japan Synthesis Guarantee Co., Ltd.
Opened Nagoya branch in Nishi-ku, Nagoya
Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 994, Total Amount Paid: ¥36,455,850)
Opened sales office in Okinawa
Shares listed on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Absorbed Wilnic Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary)
Sold all shares in NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) to Home Net Co., Ltd. and withdrew from the rental guarantor business
Relocated head office to Minato-ku, Tokyo
Acquired complete ownership in Littel Co. Ltd., a partnership with the University of Tokyo
Launched website for searching for and making appointments with insurance agents, MONEYMO
Absorbed Littel Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary)
Founded HOME'S PROPERTY MEDIA (THAILAND) CO., LTD in Thailand
Invested in Next Property Media Holdings Limited (NPM) to provide real estate information services in the People's Republic of China
Launched Thai real estate portal, HOME'S Thailand
Decision made to withdraw from real estate information service business in China
Invested in furniture and interior e-commerce sites, FLYMEe Inc. (equity-method affiliate)
Implemented three-to-one stock split
Acquired complete ownership in operator of international aggregation sites, Trovit Search S.L. (Trovit)
Acquired majority stake in real estate online marketing firm, Axelion Co., Ltd., and changed name to LIFULL Marketing Partners Co., Ltd.
Implemented two-to-one stock split
Implemented two-to-one stock split
Split services provided through LIFULL HOME'S etc. and established LIFULL senior Co., Ltd., LIFULL MOVE Co., Ltd., LIFULL Fin Tech Co., Ltd. and LIFULL SPACE Co., Ltd. (100% ownership)
Issued new shares through third-party allotment to Rakuten, Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group Inc.)
Established back office support company, LIFULL bizas Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL FaM Partners Co., Ltd.; 100% ownership)
Launched Australian real estate portal, LIFULL Australia Real Estate
Opened branch in Sapporo
Acquired inbound (Japan) real estate investment business from Marimo Co., Ltd.
Founded joint venture with Kuwasawa Corporation, LIFULL Remodel Co., Ltd.
Acquired operator of a crowdfunding platform, JG Marketing Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Investment Co., Ltd.)
Changed company name to LIFULL Co., Ltd.
Unified services under the LIFULL brand
Relocated head office to Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Acquired software and application development company, Vietnam Creative Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Tech Vietnam Co., Ltd.)
Launched German real estate portal, LIFULL Immofinder
Opened co-working space, LIFULL HUB, on the second floor of the Kojimachi head office
Acquired full ownership of LIFULL Marketing Partners
Founded joint venture for vacation rentals with Rakuten Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group Inc.), Rakuten LIFULL STAY Co., Ltd.
LIFULL senior Co., Ltd. launched largest website in Japan for searching for companies to dispose of the possessions of the deceased, Minna No Inhinseiri
Absorbed Renter's Co. (consolidated subsidiary)
Launched LIFULL Regional Revitalization website with information on the policies and activities LIFULL is taking in rural areas of Japan
Closed real estate portals in Australia (LIFULL Australia Real Estate) and Germany (LIFULL Immofinder)
Founded LIFULL Social Funding Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Investment Co., Ltd.) and started the LIFULL Regional Revitalization Fund
Acquired full ownership in international aggregation site operator, Mitula Group Limited (Mitula)
Issued 15,450,770 shares of common stock to acquire Mitula and increased capital to 97.16 million yen
Started joint community project, LivingAnywhere Commons
Acquired full ownership of operator of Latin American real estate portals, RESEM Corporation (RESEM)
Founded LIFULL ArchiTech Co., Ltd. as a collaboration with the Nagoya Institute of Technology to develop new construction methods
Founded LIFULL CONNECT S.L.U. as a holdings company for Trovit, Mitula and RESEM
Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 2,383,500, Total Amount Paid: ¥999,994,400)
Acquired full ownership of operator of the Japanese real estate investment website, Kenbiya Co., Ltd.
Implemented share buyback (total shares acquired: 2,383,500, total purchase price: 999,994,400 yen)
Invested in company providing STO services via blockchain, Hash DasH Holdings Co., Ltd.
Absorbed LIFULL MOVE CO., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) into LIFULL HOME'S
Transition to the Prime Market due to the restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Transferred to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market as a part of the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary, LIFULL Marketing Partners Co., Ltd. (currently, DI Marketing Partners Co., Ltd.) to Digital Identity Co., Ltd.
Transferred all shares of equity method affiliate, Rakuten LIFULL STAY Pte. Ltd., to Rakuten Group Inc.
Acquisition of treasury shares (Total shares acquired: 3,786,700 shares, Total acquisition cost: 999,998,800 yen)
Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 3,786,700, Total Amount Paid: ¥999,998,800)
Subsidiary, LIFULL CONNECT, acquired all shares of FazWaz Thailand Co., Ltd., a tech-enabled brokerage operating primarily in Thailand
Subsidiary, LIFULL CONNECT, acquired all shares of Medios de Clasificados, S. de R.L. de CV, operator of the real estate portal Lamudi Mexico
Founded LIFULL Financial Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Social Asset Co., Ltd.; 100% consolidated subsidiary) to oversee the real estate NFT business and financial services offered by the Group
Contributed all shares of LIFULL CONNECT, S.L. in kind to CONNECT NEXT PTE. LTD. and classified the overseas business as a discontinued operation.
LIFULL Co., Ltd. has added furigana readings to FRIENDLY DOOR, a service for people who face barriers in the housing market on its LIFULL HOME'S housing information platform. The feature helps people with foreign backgrounds, learning disabilities, and others read difficult kanji in place and station names, making it easier to search for a home. The initiative advances housing equality for everyone.
In a LIFULL HOME’S survey on condominium sales in the Tokyo metropolitan area, 51.9% of 507 men and women aged 25–69 who had sold a condominium within the past three years said they had planned to sell it when they bought it. In addition, 71.0% reported making a profit on the sale.