The original creator of the cartoon and Honest Real Estate also spoke at the event! Mansion Management Seminar to be held at Kansai University's Umeda Campus on Feb. 1 on February 1 at Kansai University's Umeda Campus

The MTS will hold the "2025 MTS Seminar for Proper Condominium Management" on February 1, 2025, at the Main Hall of Kansai University's Umeda Campus. The seminar will feature special lecturer Takeshi Natsuhara, the original author of the manga "Honest Real Estate," which was dramatized on TV to great acclaim, and will delve deeply into the challenges faced by condominium management associations and their solutions.

Background

The Japanese condominium market faces numerous challenges, including aging residents, deteriorating buildings, and a shortage of human resources. In particular, the management association is faced with frequent problems such as information gaps between contractors and residents and unfair contracts, making transparency an urgent issue.

In the real estate industry, the TV drama "Honest Fudosan" became a major topic of conversation, highlighting the information gap between buyers and sellers. The drama depicts the dark side of the industry, attracting consumer interest and reminding us of the importance of transparency in real estate transactions.

Purpose of the Seminar

This seminar aims to

The seminar aims to provide practical knowledge and concrete ideas to deal with the various challenges faced by management associations.

Promote the realization of highly transparent large-scale repair and maintenance work through the spread of the "Proposal + Total Evaluation Bidding Method.

Establish a system that supports independent management of management associations and enables appropriate decision-making.

Proposal + Sodal Evaluation Bidding Method

The "Proposal + General Evaluation Bidding Method" is a method of selecting the best contractor based on a comprehensive evaluation of proposals and technical capabilities, rather than solely on price.

This method has the following advantages

Improved transparency: Since the evaluation criteria are clear, the selection process is transparent and impartial.

High-quality construction work: The evaluation process avoids mere low-price competition and emphasizes construction techniques and proposals, which results in high-quality construction work.

Improvement of management association's autonomy: Management associations will be able to evaluate proposals and be actively involved in the selection process, enabling them to operate independently.

This method of selecting construction contractors is also described in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Manual on Methods of Revitalization of Condominiums through Renovation," and the seminar will provide a detailed explanation of its effectiveness and practical methods through successful examples of the introduction of this method.

The main program is as follows

Special Lecture "The Future of Condominiums through Honest Management (tentative title)

Mr. Takeshi Natsuhara, the original author of "Honest Real Estate," will give a lecture. In addition to the issues in the real estate industry and the significance of "honesty" in the condominium industry, Mr. Natsuhara will also offer his unique perspective as a reportage writer, cutting into the issues faced by management companies, management associations, construction companies, etc., and proposing "honest management" as the ideal form of condominium management. 2.

(2) Commentary on condominium policy by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Mr. Shigefumi Kagata of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau will explain the latest policy trends and support measures for condominium management from the viewpoint of proper management and repair of condominiums, facilitation of revitalization and dissolution, and improvement of disaster prevention capability, and the importance of promoting the condominium management plan certification system.

3. future condominium policies and management associations

MTS Vice President Masaharu Ebisu, a member of the Condominium Policy Subcommittee and an attorney at law, will take the stage. He will explain the latest policy trends and the future of condominium policy. He will make proposals for the future of management associations as glimpsed by trends such as the Act on Building Unit Ownership, the Act on Facilitating Reconstruction of Condominiums, and the Act on Proper Condominium Management, which will be the focus of attention in this year's Diet session.

4) Introduction of successful cases of "Proposal + Comprehensive Evaluation Bidding Method

Kawaguchi Yoshito, a certified condominium manager and MTS board member, will introduce successful cases of "Proposal + Comprehensive Evaluation Bidding Method," which has attracted attention as a method to ensure transparency in large-scale repair and maintenance work, and explain its effectiveness and practical methods.

Summary of the event】】 Date ：February 1, 2025

Date & Time: February 1, 2025 (Saturday), 13:30-16:30 (Registration starts at 13:00)

Venue: Main Hall, Kansai University Umeda Campus (1-5 Tsuruno-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City)

Participation Format: On-site participation or YouTube live-streaming

　　　　　( https://www.youtube.com/live/rNAn5XCMLDM )

Application: Deadline: Monday, January 20, 2025

　　　　　Details https://www.mansion-support.jp/202502seminar/

　　　　　Inquiry: info@mansion-support.jp

Sponsor ：Management Support Center for Proper Condominium Management (MTS)

Supported by : Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Osaka Pref,

　　　　　Mansion Management Center, Japan Housing Finance Agency

About MTS: MTS is a general incorporated association that supports condominium management associations and provides support for condominium management associations.

MTS is a general incorporated association established for the purpose of supporting condominium management associations and promoting a system for conducting large-scale repair and maintenance work based on the independent decision-making of management associations. It has also established a system to support condominium management associations by organizing "supporters" consisting of first-class architects and condominium management professionals who devise the "proposal + comprehensive evaluation bidding method" and assist in the construction of such projects.

Outline of the Corporation

Corporate name: MTS (Mansion Proper Management Support Center)

Location: 1-3-19 Nihonbashi-Nishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City (in Maddock Co., Ltd.)

Representative: Toshiyuki Ono

Description of Business: Activities to support the management of condominium management associations,

　　　　　 Support services for large-scale repair work

Establishment : August 5, 2019

HP : https://www.mansion-support.jp/