REIT acquires partial ownership in ARGYLE aoyama
A 50% quasi co-ownership share in the ARGYLE aoyama on the corner of Aoyama and Gaien-Nishi streets in central Tokyo has been acquired by the Japan Real Estate REIT for 23.9 billion Yen (approx. US$175 million). The building is fully leased and the cap rate is 2.9%.
Apartment rents in greater Tokyo increase for 3rd month
The average monthly rent of a condominium-type apartment across greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures) was 3,391 Yen/sqm in January, up 1.6% from the previous month and the 3rd month in a row to see a month-on-month increase.
Record high apartment prices in Osaka
Rising residential prices are being felt nationwide as construction costs remain high. This year, the most expensive apartment building in the Kansai region will go on sale, creating a new price record.
Why are there over 70 buyers per apartment in Harumi Flag?
With some apartments receiving over 200 purchase applications this month, buyer demand in the Harumi Flag development on Tokyo Bay has been so astonishingly high that NHK sent a journalist out to see what was going on.
An updated look at Tokyo apartment prices since 1992
With the latest data for 2022 released by REINS last month, let’s take a look at the average sale price of a second-hand apartment across greater Tokyo over the past 30 years.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in January 2023
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of January 2023:
New apartment price in Tokyo hits 32-year high
The average price of a brand-new apartment released for sale across greater Tokyo in 2022 reached 62.88 million Yen, up 0.4% from 2021 and the highest level on record since 1990 when prices were 62.14 million Yen.