Zoe Ward

New house prices rise for the first time in 3 months

Real estate information service provider, AtHome, announced that the average sale prices on new homes in Tokyo for the month of March had decreased by 8% compared to March of 2009. The average sale price was 31.32 million Yen for March, 2010. However, prices are up by 2.6% compared to the previous month.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Shibuya-ku: Average Apartment Prices by Station

Shibuya-ku apartment price rankings as provided by www.mansion-data.jp. The latest information was provided in October, 2009.

by Zoe Ward

Minato-ku: Average Apartment Prices by Station

Minato-ku apartment price rankings as provided by www.mansion-data.jp. The latest information was provided in October, 2009.

by Zoe Ward

Urban Apartment Prices up 1.1%

Metropolitan apartment prices rise for the third consecutive month.

Tokyo-Kantei Co., Ltd. released their figures on the average apartment prices in March for the three major Japanese metropolitan areas.

The average apartment price for all three areas combined was 29.3 million Yen (up 1.1% from the previous month). Compared to the same period from the previous year, the average price has increased by 3.5%.

by Zoe Ward

British Embassy's vacation home acquired by Tochigi Prefecture

British Embassy Villa Nikko — Before and after the renovations.

It was announced on April 15 that the British Embassy's vacation home on Lake Chuzenji, Oku-Nikko, Tochigi-ken will be transferred to Tochigi Prefecture. The prefecture announced to the Prefectural Assembly Agriculture and Forestry Committee that they are considering using the British villa in conjunction with the nearby Italian Embassy House Memorial Park.

by Zoe Ward