A forecast of the new apartment market in 2022
On December 21, the Real Estate Economic Institute published a forecast of the new apartment market across the greater Tokyo region.
New apartment supply doubles in November as Athletes Village goes back on sale
The supply of brand-new apartments released for sale across greater Tokyo doubled in November as a large number of apartments in the Harumi Flag development on Tokyo Bay hit the market.
Tokyo apartment prices increase for 19th month
The average price of a second-hand apartment reported to have sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area in November was 807,200 Yen per square meter, up 6.4% from last year and the 19th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in November 2021
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of November 2021:
111 offers on an apartment in the Athletes Village
The third round of sales in Harumi Flag, the large-scale apartment project that had previously been used as the Athletes Village for the recent Summer Olympics, kicked off last month. This is the first sales activity to take place in two years, as sales were temporarily suspended due to the delayed games.
Apartment affordability ratios across Japan in 2020
In 2020, the average price of a 10-year old second-hand apartment nationwide was 5.92 times the average income, according to a report by Tokyo Kantei. Housing has become more expensive compared to 2019, which had a multiple of 5.52.
2021 sees continued demand for real estate in Tokyo
Although Tokyo’s office vacancy rate has been climbing for the past 20 months, institutional investors are not shying away from the nation’s capital. With vacancy rates on the rise and rents falling, real estate prices should typically decrease. However, in a low interest rate environment investors are content with lower yields and are paying more to secure prime real estate.