44-yr old Osaka office building sells for over 30 billion Yen

Kanden Realty & Development, a subsidiary of the Kansai Electric Power Company, has paid over 30 billion Yen (US$208 million) for the former headquarters of textile manufacturer Toyobo.Read more


Market overview of a Shinjuku multi-family building for sale

Let’s do a bit of a dive into a multi-family property listed for sale in central Tokyo recently.Read more


Toranomon Hills Business Tower floor sells for 8.4 billion Yen

United Urban Investment Corporation, a J-REIT, has paid 8.435 billion Yen (approx. US$56 million) for the 8th floor in Toranomon Hills Business Tower. The cap rate is 3.3%.Read more


Properties we have sourced this month

The following is a list of some of the off-market listings we have dug up this month. 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


Properties we have sourced last month

This is a brief summary of some of the off-market properties we have sourced for clients over the past month. Supply remains thin, but we did unearth some good options.Read more


Commercial real estate volume reaches 2.3 trillion in first half of 2023

The total volume of real estate acquisitions made during the first half of 2023 reached 2.3 trillion Yen (approx. US$15.5 billion), according to the Japan Real Estate Institute, up 9.5% from the second half of 2022.Read more