Japan apartment rent Aug 2015

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of a condominium in greater Tokyo was 2,590 Yen/sqm in August, showing no change from the previous month but up 1.1% from last year. The average apartment size was 60.61 sqm and the average building age was 19.5 years.

In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the average rent was 3,177 Yen/sqm, up 1.0% from the previous month and up 4.5% from last year. The average apartment size was 57.68 sqm and the average building age was 17.5 years.

Average rents in Kanagawa, Saitama, greater Osaka, Hyogo and Aichi were down from last year.

In Tokyo’s 23 wards, the average rent was 3,314 Yen/sqm, up 1.0% from the previous month and up 4.7% from last year. The average apartment size was 57.13 sqm and the average building age was 17.0 years. Yokohama, Saitama City, Chiba City, Osaka City, Kobe City and Nagoya City all saw average rents fall from last year. Osaka City saw the biggest fall in rent with the average falling 5.5% from last year to 2,040 Yen/sqm.

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