LIFULL HOME’S Data Parser & API

LIFULL HOME’S is Japan’s #2 property portal — ~17.7M monthly visits (Nov 2025) — and PropAPIS extracts its rental, resale, new-build, commercial and land listings, including floor plans, photos and geo data, through a single REST API. Operated by Lifull Co., HOME’S sits just behind SUUMO in the three-horse Japanese market and offers best-in-class structured residential fields.

Platform Overview

Market Position

• Japan’s #2 property portal: ~17.7M monthly visits (Nov 2025, per the East & Southeast Asia research report)
• Operated by Lifull Co., which also runs the global Lifull Connect aggregator network
• Sits between SUUMO (~30M) and AtHome (~11.2M) in the Japanese three-horse race
• Offers partial LIFULL data products in addition to its consumer portal

Market Coverage

Geographic Coverage:

• All 47 prefectures of Japan
• Greater Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and regional metros
• Urban and regional listings

Property Types:

• Apartments / mansions
• Houses
• New-build developments
• Commercial property
• Land and plots

Data Availability

LIFULL HOME’S is one of the three best-in-class Japanese portals for structured residential fields — floor plans, photos, layout codes, building age and station walk-time (per the East & Southeast Asia research report). Lifull also runs the Lifull Connect aggregator network internationally, but HOME’S is its Japan consumer portal.

Listing Categories:

• Rent: Long-term residential rentals
• Buy: Resale apartments and houses
• New: New-build developments
• Commercial: Offices, retail, business property
• Land: Plots and development land

Data Fields Available

PropAPIS extracts structured data from each LIFULL HOME’S listing:

Property Information

• Address: Prefecture, city, ward and district
• Price: Rent or sale price
• Layout: Layout code (1K, 2LDK, etc.) and floor plan image
• Property Type: Apartment, house, new-build, land
• Area: Floor area (m²)
• Building Age: Year built / age in years

Rental-Specific Data

• Management Fee: Monthly management / common-area fee
• Key Money: Reikin
• Deposit: Shikikin
• Renewal terms where shown

Listing Details

• Description: Full listing text
• Photos: Image URLs and floor-plan images
• Station Distance: Nearest station and walk-time (minutes)
• Added / Updated Date

Location Data

• Prefecture, City and Ward
• Nearest Station and Line
• Coordinates: Latitude and longitude where published

API Endpoints

Get Property Details

from propapis import PropAPIS
 
api = PropAPIS(api_key='your_api_key')
 
# Get a listing by URL or ID
property_data = api.platforms.lifull_homes.get_property(
    listing_id='12345678'
)
 
print(f"Title: {property_data.title}")
print(f"Price: ¥{property_data.price:,}")
print(f"Layout: {property_data.layout}")
print(f"Station: {property_data.station} ({property_data.walk_minutes} min)")

Search Listings

# Search LIFULL HOME'S listings
listings = api.platforms.lifull_homes.search(
    prefecture='Osaka',
    purpose='rent',
    min_price=70000,
    max_price=180000,
    layout='1LDK'
)
 
for listing in listings[:10]:
    print(f"{listing.title} - ¥{listing.price:,}")
    print(f"  {listing.layout} | {listing.station} {listing.walk_minutes}min")

Quick Start

from propapis import PropAPIS
 
api = PropAPIS(api_key='your_api_key')
 
# Search LIFULL HOME'S rentals in Osaka
listings = api.platforms.lifull_homes.search(prefecture='Osaka', purpose='rent')
 
for listing in listings[:5]:
    print(f"{listing.title} - ¥{listing.price:,}")

import { PropAPIS } from 'propapis';
 
const api = new PropAPIS({ apiKey: 'your_api_key' });
 
// Search LIFULL HOME'S rentals in Osaka
const listings = await api.platforms.lifullHomes.search({
  prefecture: 'Osaka',
  purpose: 'rent',
});
 
listings.slice(0, 5).forEach((l) => {
  console.log(`${l.title} - ¥${l.price.toLocaleString()}`);
});

curl "https://api.propapis.com/v1/platforms/lifull-homes/search?prefecture=Osaka&purpose=rent" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key"

Frequently asked questions

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