Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - June 2014

Minato Tokyo yields June 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in June was 5.3%, showing no change from May but down 1.9 points from June 2013. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.2%, up 0.1 points from May but down 1.1 points from June 2013.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Land prices up in 79% of locations - MLIT Look Report

According to the latest data on land price movements published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), 79.4% of the surveyed locations across Japan saw an increase in land prices in the first quarter of 2014.

119 of the 150 survey sites saw an increase in land prices, 27 sites (18%) saw no change in prices and just 4 sites (2.7%) saw a decline of between 0~3% in land prices. This is the first time in three years, however, that the number of survey locations to see an increase in land prices has declined.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Vacancy rates by apartment building in Tokyo - May

The following is a list of apartment buildings in Tokyo and their estimated vacancy rates in May:Read more

by Zoe Ward

Secondhand apartment prices in April - Tokyo Kantei

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) second-hand apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 41,500,000 Yen in April, up just 20,000 Yen from the previous month and up 5.4% from April 2013. Although the last three months saw month-on-month increases, the rate of growth has been shrinking and appears to have almost stopped. The average apartment age was 21.4 years, up 0.5 years from the previous month.

In central Tokyo’s six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average apartment asking price was 57,250,000 Yen, up 0.1% from the previous month and up 8.8% from last year. This is the ninth month in a row to see a month-on-month increase, although the rate of growth also appears to have slowed considerably in April after seeing a 2.1% increase in February and a 0.7% increase in March. The average apartment age was 21.3 years, up 0.3 years from the previous month.Read more

by Zoe Ward

New apartment supply in April down 40%

According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, 2,473 new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in April, down 46.7% from March and down 39.6% from April 2013. This is the third month in a row to see a year-on-year drop in the supply of new apartments.

1,848 apartments were sold, making the contract rate 74.7%. This is 5.1 points lower than the contract rate in March and 3.5 points lower than last year. Meanwhile, 2,785 secondhand apartments were sold during the month, down 30.3% from March and down 10.7% from last year. Read more

by Zoe Ward

Secondhand apartment transactions drop 30.3% in April but prices continue to rise

According to REINS, 2,785 secondhand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in April, down 30.3% from the previous month and down 10.7% from April 2013. 

While the number of transactions saw a steep drop, actual sale prices have continued to increase. The average sale price across greater Tokyo was 26,880,000 Yen, up 0.9% from the previous month and up 5.2% from last year. The average price per square meter was 424,000 Yen, up 1.8% from the previous month and up 7.7% from last year.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - May 2014

Tokyo apartment yields May 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in May was 5.3%, down 0.1 points from April. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.1%, down 0.1 points.Read more

by Zoe Ward