Slim pickings for large apartments in Tokyo

Small housing options continue to dominate Tokyo's rental supply, while larger ones remain a rare find. In the 23 wards, 93% of rental apartment listings are under 60 m2 (645 sq.ft) in size and just 0.7% are over 100 m2 (1,076 sq.ft) in size. Read more


Rents fors larger apartments reach record high in January

Advertised apartment rents in Tokyo have been on a noticeable increase since around mid-2022, but it’s the larger apartments that have been seeing the highest rate of rental growth.Read more


Thinking of converting multi-family to short-term furnished rentals?

With cap rates on some multi-family buildings in Tokyo now in the 3% range, furnished or short-term say rentals in Tokyo are an appealing tactic for investors looking to squeeze out some higher rents. We have sourced a few of these options recently that are available for purchase while still under construction.Read more


Domestic REIT acquires multi-family portfolio at 3.7% cap rate

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation (JMF) is acquiring the trust beneficiary rights to four rental apartment buildings in Tokyo for 9.5 billion Yen (approx. US$63 million), with an appraised net yield averaging 3.7%.Read more


Ebisu apartment rental offers Tesla car sharing

Landlords continue to get creative with their rental properties with one in Ebisu offering a Tesla car share for residents. A Tesla Model Y will be available for rental to the building’s residents from April.Read more


Almost 80% of young renters want an apartment building less than 20 yrs old

AtHome conducted a nationwide survey of renters in their 20s to find out what they’re looking for when renting an apartment.Read more


Here’s where apartment rents are increasing the most across Japan

Rents for more spacious ‘family-type’ apartments in Japan’s major cities reached record highs in October, according to a report released by multiple-listing provider and data aggregator AtHome. The larger-sized rental housing is becoming an interesting segment of the market to observe as would-be homebuyers are starting to shift to rental housing as they become priced out of the condo market.Read more