Only Tokyo will have a higher population in 2050
Out of Japan’s 47 prefectures, Tokyo will be the only one to see a population that is higher in 2050 than it was during the most recent census in 2020. The rest of the country can expect populations to shrink, some by over 30%.Read more
Tokyo office rents increase for first time in 3.5 years
In December, office rents in central Tokyo saw the first month-on-month increase in 3.5 years. According to brokerage Miki Shoji, the average monthly rent per tsubo was 19,748 Yen (5,975 Yen/m2), up 22 Yen from the previous month and the first increase since July 2020.Read more
A quick look at Japan’s apartment prices over the past 50 years
The Real Estate Economic Institute published a recent report looking back at Japan’s condominium-type apartment market over the past 50 years. The country has experienced a number of economic cycles over the past five decades, including the 1970s oil crisis, the 1980s asset bubble and subsequent crash in the early 1990s, oversupply of new condos between the mid 1990s and mid 2000s, the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, and, more recently, over a decade of loose monetary policy and low interest rates.Read more
Our Japan Property Market Report for 2023
In 2023, Japan's property market continued to see high demand thanks to some of the lowest interest rates in the world, a cheap Yen, and an improving corporate environment. We ended the year with domestic and foreign clients looking to spend an accumulated total of up to 120 billion Yen on real estate acquisitions in Japan.Read more
Land transactions in Tokyo increase in 2022
Even though 2023 is drawing to a close, some market data takes a long time to be released. On November 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government released its report on the local real estate market for land in the 23 wards for 2022. Let’s look at a summary of the important points below:Read more
Why did this apartment building in Shinagawa sell at a low price?
Last month, a J-REIT announced the sale of a 120-unit multi-family building near Shinagawa for 2.9 billion Yen (approx. US$19.8 million) to an unnamed buyer with handover to take place in April 2024.
The 15-story Residia Kita-Shinagawa rental apartment building sold with a cap rate of 4.6% based on the appraised value, while most multi-family buildings in central Tokyo currently have cap rates around the 3% range.Read more
Here’s where apartment rents are increasing the most across Japan
Rents for more spacious ‘family-type’ apartments in Japan’s major cities reached record highs in October, according to a report released by multiple-listing provider and data aggregator AtHome. The larger-sized rental housing is becoming an interesting segment of the market to observe as would-be homebuyers are starting to shift to rental housing as they become priced out of the condo market.Read more