Kachitas Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Kenshi Arai, Headquarters: Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture), which develops a business for purchasing and renovating used homes, conducted the "6th National Survey on Vacant Home Owners (2026)" in 2026 to contribute to solving the worsening vacant home problem. ◆ Introduction As a premise for conducting the survey, we conducted a comparative analysis of the "2019 Survey on the Actual Conditions of Vacant Home Owners" conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and "the actual conditions of used homes sold to our company." As a result, we recognized a strong correlation between our business domain and the actual conditions of vacant homes nationwide, as the proportion of inheritance and gifts was similar for "how vacant homes were acquired," and the area ratios of "location of vacant homes" were also similar. To further contribute to solving Japan's accelerating vacant home problem, we have been conducting the "National Survey on Vacant Home Owners" since 2021 to grasp market conditions and challenges. ◆ Background and Intent of the "6th National Survey on Vacant Home Owners" The previous survey (5th) revealed that the first step in addressing vacant homes is "dialogue with family," and those who had such dialogue were about 1.5 times more likely to consider countermeasures than those who did not. On the other hand, a layer of people who postpone dialogue with the reasoning "it's something for the future" still exists, revealing a reality where increased awareness does not lead to concrete action. This time, we continued the fixed-point survey, focusing on the "gap between awareness of issues and action" and the "factors hindering action." ◆ Survey Summary ◆ Survey Results - Key Points - ● Awareness of vacant home measures is increasing, but concrete actions are still lagging Awareness of the obligation for inheritance registration (70.0%), awareness of the Act on Special Measures for Promoting Measures