Residential yields in Minato-ku - September 2015
According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in September was 4.6%, down 0.1 points from the previous month and down 1 point from last year. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 6.5%, showing no change from the previous month and down 0.5 points from last year.
The average asking price of a second-hand apartment in Minato-ku was 874,485 Yen/sqm as of September 1, 2015, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 8.7% from last year. The average asking price for land was 1,236,969 Yen/sqm, up 0.2% from the previous month but down 3.3% from last year.Read more
Tokyo apartment sales in August 2015
The following is a selection of apartments that were sold in central Tokyo during the month of August 2015:Read more
Apartment prices in Tokyo’s 23 wards exceed previous mini-bubble
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) apartment in greater Tokyo in July was 30,680,000 Yen, up 1.9% from the previous month and up 8.6% from last year. This is the 11th month in a row to see an increase, although the average is still 9.9% below the peak of 34,040,000 Yen seen in December 2007. The average building age was 22.2 years.
In Tokyo’s 23 wards the average asking price was 47,640,000 Yen, up 1.7% from the previous month and up 14.1% from last year. This is the first time that the price has exceeded the previous peak of 47,280,000 Yen seen in February 2008. This is also the 13th month in a row to see an increase in prices. The average building age was 22.2 years.
In central Tokyo’s six wards, the average price was 66,950,000 Yen, up 1.8% from the previous month and up 15.4% from last year.
In Yokohama City, the average price was 26,510,000 Yen, down 0.8% from the previous month but up 3.6% from last year. Prices in Yokohama are still 9.4% below their peak of 29,250,000 Yen seen in December 2007.Read more
New apartment prices reach 23-year high in greater Tokyo
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, the average price of a brand new apartment released for sale in greater Tokyo was 59,530,000 Yen (478,000 USD) in July, up 2.4% from the previous month and up 7.6% from last year. This is the highest sale price seen since May 1992, when prices were 59,710,000 Yen.
The average price per square meter in July was 850,000 Yen (635 USD/sq ft), up 2.5% from the previous month and up 10.2% from last year. This is the highest price seen since November 1992 (877,000 Yen/sqm).
An increase in the supply of luxury apartments as well as high construction costs is said to be behind the rise in the average sale price.Read more
New apartment prices in Sendai 20% higher than bubble era
New condominium prices in the Sendai area continue to surge, with the average price in the first half of 2015 increasing by 10% from the previous year to 42,620,000 Yen (343,000 USD). This price is now around 40% higher than pre-Tohoku earthquake prices and 20% higher than prices during Japan’s asset price bubble in the late 1980s.
Construction costs have increased following the disaster due, but the increase in prices has been met with an increase in demand and a relative shortage in supply of new construction.Read more
July 2015 rental data - Tokyo Kantei
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of a condominium in greater Tokyo was 2,590 Yen/sqm in July, down 1.0% from the previous month but up 1.3% from last year. Transactions in the Tokyo metropolitan area represented a smaller share of the total, which resulted in a decline in the monthly average. This is the first time in six months that the average has dropped below 2,600 Yen/sqm. The average apartment size was 59.75 sqm and the average building age was 19.4 years.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the average rent was 3,145 Yen/sqm, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 3.1% from last year. The average apartment size was 56.70 sqm and the average building age was 17.7 years.Read more