AlbaLink Inc. (AlbaLink), headquartered in Koto Ward, Tokyo, and led by President Kenji Kawata, which develops a business of buying and reselling vacant homes, announces that it will open and commence operations of three new branches – Niigata, Toyama, and Yamaguchi – simultaneously on July 1, 2026 (Wed). This expansion will bring our total number of business locations nationwide to 27. Moving forward, we will leverage our specialized know-how in the distribution and utilization of difficult-to-handle real estate, along with our nationwide network, to discover new value in vacant homes and problem properties that are difficult for other companies to handle, thereby contributing to the resolution of vacant home issues and the preservation of living environments in each region. Background of the Openings The number of vacant homes in Japan has reached a record high of approximately 9 million units, with a vacancy rate of 13.8%, marking a new record (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "2023 Housing and Land Survey"), and this has become a serious social issue. Vacant homes left unmanaged and neglected pose "disaster prevention and crime prevention concerns" due to the risk of collapse from aging structures and arson, lead to "environmental and sanitary deterioration" from pest infestations and illegal dumping of garbage, and further cause "deterioration of scenery and landscape," thereby weakening the vitality of the entire local community and becoming a serious problem in various areas. In light of this situation, AlbaLink, with its mission of "Zero vacant homes by 2100," is expanding its real estate distribution and revitalization business nationwide. We are working to solve the vacant home problem by actively purchasing "problem vacant homes" that are difficult for general real estate companies to handle, such as properties with belongings left behind or those involved in incidents, and reselling them to individual investors. The prefectures of Niigata