Sales in Toranomon Hills Residential Tower start this week
Sales in Toranomon Hills Residential Tower officially started on June 28, with two apartments over 3,000 sq.ft listed.
Asking price of an apartment in Tokyo hits highest level since 2002
Bad news for buyers who decided to sit on the sidelines throughout 2020. According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70-sqm secondhand apartment across greater Tokyo was 40,440,000 Yen in May, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 10.1% from last year. This is the highest level seen since record-keeping began in 2002.
Quick real estate news summary for the week
Apartment rents hit ceiling, serviced apartment building flipped within 6 months, and residents claim new high-rise to be defective. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
6-fold increase in new apartment supply across greater Tokyo
The number of brand-new apartments released for sale across greater Tokyo in May was 6-times the amount seen this time last year, according to the Real Estate Economic Institute. A total of 2,578 apartments were released for sale, up from just 393 in May 2020.
Quick real estate news summary for the week
Real estate developer to offer vaccines to tenants, office vacancy rate hits 5.90%, and eruption hazard map for Mt. Fuji gets an update. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in May 2021
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of May 2021:
Price-earnings ratios for Tokyo in 2020
The price-earnings ratio (PER) for brand-new apartments across greater Tokyo in 2020 was 24.69, up slightly from 2019 (24.36). A high PER means a low rental yield.