New apartment prices up 7.9% in June

According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, 4,888 new apartments were released for sale in greater Tokyo in June, up 22% from June 2012.

The contract rate improved by 2.9 points from the previous month to 81.6%.

The average apartment price was 48.33 million Yen, up 7.9% from June 2012, but down 1.3% from last month. The average price per square meter was 686,000 Yen, up 8.7% from last year, but down 1.0% from last month.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Central Tokyo secondhand apartment prices up 15.2% from last year

According to REINS, the number of second-hand apartment sales in greater Tokyo for the month of June 2013 increased by 17.9% from last year to 3,149 apartments. This is the 10th month in a row where sales have exceeded those of the same month one year prior.

The average sale price was 25,740,000 Yen (257,000 USD), up 6.9% from last year and up 0.1% from last month. The average sale price per square meter was 399,700 Yen/sqm, up 5.9% from June 2012 but down 0.4% from last month. The average apartment age was 19.12 years.

In central Tokyo's 3 wards (Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato), the average sale price of 45,500,000 Yen (454,000 USD) was 15.2% higher than last year and 3.6% higher than last month. The average price per square meter was 798,300 Yen, up 9.4% from last year and up 1.7% from last month.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku – July 2013

According to listing site Homes, the average yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in July 2013 was 6.0%, down 1.22 points from last month. The average yield across Tokyo was 8.0%, down 0.3 points from last month. The vacancy rate was 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.Read more

by Zoe Ward

MLIT White Paper on home ownership

On July 2, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released their 2012 White Paper. The theme of the report explored the living situations and demographics of Japan's younger generation.

Home Ownership

Home ownership rates in Japan shrunk between 1983 and 1998, but began to pick up in 2008. The average rate across all age groups is around 60%.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Rosenka land values down 1.8% nationwide

The National Tax Agency announced the 2013 Rosenka land valuations on July 1. Although the average land value nationwide fell for the 5th year in a row, the rate of decline is slowing. Rosenka land values were down 1.8% across Japan in 2013, after falling 2.8% in 2012 and 3.1% in 2011.

In Tokyo, the rosenka land value dropped by 0.3%, compared to a 1.2% decline in 2012.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Secondhand apartment prices in May - Tokyo Kantei

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) secondhand apartment in Tokyo's 23-ku in May increased by 0.6% from last month to 39,600,000 Yen (405,000 USD). It is only 0.5% lower than the average price in May 2012.

Prices across Greater Tokyo, however, are down 4.2% from last year to 27,590,000 Yen (282,000 USD). Read more

by Zoe Ward

MLIT Land White Paper 2013

On June 11, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released the data from their 2013 White Paper on Land.

According to the report, land prices continue to fall across Japan although the rate of decline is shrinking. A greater number of survey locations saw an increase or stabilisation of land prices.Read more

by Zoe Ward