Tenant wins lawsuit over high brokerage fees
August 13, 2019Japan real estate,japan real estate market,Japan Real Estate NewsReal Estate News,All,Laws and Lawsuits
On August 7, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of a tenant who had sued a major real estate brokerage after being overcharged on their rental brokerage fee.
Nakagin Capsule Tower could be spared from demolition
August 12, 2019Japan real estate,tokyo real estate,Kisho Kurokawa,Nakagin Capsule Tower,Ginza,Metabolist architectureHistoric Properties,Real Estate News,All,Tokyo
According to Jiji Press, the Nakagin Capsule Tower apartment building, a surviving icon of Japan’s metabolism movement in the 1970s, may soon have a savior in the form of a foreign corporation that is looking to acquire the land rights.
2.57 offers made per apartment in Harumi Flag
The first round of sales in the Harumi Flag (Olympic Village) project on Tokyo Bay wrapped up on August 4. A total of 1,543 purchase applications were made on the 600 apartments offered for sale, with the most popular apartment receiving 71 applications.
Shirokane The Sky to go on sale this October
August 8, 2019Shirokane The SkyNew Construction,Real Estate News,All,Tokyo
Sales in Shirokane The Sky, a large-scale condo project located in central Tokyo, are scheduled to start this October. Construction has only just started, with apartments expected to be ready to move into from March 2023.
Tokyo hotel pricing heats up for 2020 Olympics
August 7, 2019All,Hotel News,Tokyo,Tokyo 2020 Olympics
With less than a year to go until the 2020 Summer Olympics, accommodation options for visitors and volunteers are already extremely thin and price hikes have started.
The top stations in Tokyo with the best resale values
August 6, 2019Real Estate News,Market Information,All,Tokyo
Tokyo Kantei has released their ranking of the top train stations across greater Tokyo that have provided the highest increase in the resale value of apartments in 2018.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in July 2019
August 5, 2019Real Estate News,Market Information,All,Tokyo
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of July 2019: