Fukui Prefectural Governor’s residence may soon be for sale

Fukui Prefecture is planning to sell off the official prefectural governor’s residence. The 26-year old building is showing signs of age and deterioration, while running costs are increasing.  The property has been vacant for over a year as the current governor decided to live in their own personal home. 

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New apartment price in Tokyo reaches highest level in history

The average price of a brand-new apartment released for sale across greater Tokyo in January has jumped 47% from last year and has reached the highest level seen since record-keeping began in 1973.

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Hilton to bring LXR brand to Kyoto

On February 4, Hilton announced plans to open an LXR-branded luxury hotel in Kyoto. The resort will be located within the 28-acre Shozan Resort Kyoto on the site of a former bowling alley.

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Remaining apartment inventory in central Tokyo drops for 2nd month in a row

According to REINS, a total of 2,680 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in January 2020, up 0.5% from last year. The average sale price was 36,720,000 Yen, up 11.5% from last year. The average price per square meter was 562,900 Yen, up 9.4% from last year. This is the 12th month in a row to record a year-on-year increase in sale prices.

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Apartments in Tokyo continue to shrink in size

Struggling to find a large apartment to buy in Tokyo? There’s a good reason for that.

Brand new apartments over 100 sqm in size supplied across greater Tokyo in 2019 accounted for just 1.9% of total supply. This is a slight improvement from the 1.3% share in 2018. 

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New housing starts drop 4% in 2019

New housing starts across Japan in 2019 dropped 4.0% from the previous year to 905,123 units. This is the third year in a row to see a year-on-year decline. This was primarily due to a tightening on lending for investment-type apartment blocks after a widespread loan fraud scandal came to light in 2018. 

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