Residential yields in Minato-ku - January 2015

Minato Tokyo Yields Jan 2015

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in January was 5.3%, down 0.6 points from the previous month and down 0.5 points from last year. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 6.8%, showing no change from the previous month but down 0.7 points from last year.

The average asking price of a second-hand apartment in Minato-ku was 843,128 Yen/sqm as of January 1, up 1.2% from the previous month and up 14.1% from last year. The average asking price for land was 1,262,424 Yen/sqm, up 0.3% from the previous month and up 50.5% from last year.(*Note: January 2014 saw a temporary dip in land prices. Since the prices are based on listings on the Homes site, it is possible that some comparatively cheap land was listed which may have pulled the average down for that month.)Read more