Tokyo Apartment Sales in December 2018
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of December 2018:
Forecast for Tokyo's new apartment market in 2019
On December 20 the Real Estate Economic Institute released their forecast for the new condominium market in greater Tokyo in 2019. A total of 37,000 new apartments are expected to be released for sale, up 0.8% from 2018, while the consumption tax rate increase is anticipated to have only a limited impact.
Tokyo apartment asking prices in November 2018
According to Tokyo Kantei the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment across greater Tokyo was 37,100,000 Yen in November 2018, up 2.3% from the previous month and up 2.5% from the previous year. The average building age was 24.4 years.
Tokyo’s office vacancies hit 27-year low
The average office vacancy rate across central Tokyo’s main business districts dropped to the 1% range in November, according to office brokerage Miki Shoji. This is the lowest rate since the end of the bubble economy in 1991 which saw a vacancy rate of 1.79%.
New apartment contract ratio hits 10 year low in November
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, a total of 3,461 brand new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in November, up 21.7% from the previous month and up 2.8% from last year.
The most expensive apartments in Tokyo (2018 ranking)
The following is a ranking of the most expensive apartments in Tokyo provided by apartment information site Mansion Review (mansion-review.jp). It is not surprising to note that 9 of the top 10 buildings are located in Minato-ku, while 1 is located in Chiyoda’s Bancho neighborhood.