New apartment contract ratio hits 10 year low in November

According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, a total of 3,461 brand new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in November, up 21.7% from the previous month and up 2.8% from last year. 

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The most expensive apartments in Tokyo (2018 ranking)

The following is a ranking of the most expensive apartments in Tokyo provided by apartment information site Mansion Review (mansion-review.jp). It is not surprising to note that 9 of the top 10 buildings are located in Minato-ku, while 1 is located in Chiyoda’s Bancho neighborhood.

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Apartment rents in Tokyo increase for 12th month

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent for an apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 3,506 Yen/sqm in November 2018, down 0.6% from the previous month but up 5.2% from last year. This is the 12 month in a row to see a year-on-year increase.

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Fixed-term leasehold apartment supply drops in first half of 2018

According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, just 364 brand-new fixed-term leasehold condominiums in 14 buildings were released for sale across Japan in the first half of 2018, down from 369 units released in the first half of 2017.

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Greater Tokyo second-hand apartment prices increase for 71st month in a row

According to REINS, 3,225 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in November, up 4.2% from the previous month and up 11.1% from last year. The average sale price was 32,970,000 Yen, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 2.9% from last year. The average price per square meter was 508,200 Yen, up 0.5% from the previous month and up 1.2% from last year. This is the 71st month in a row to record a year-on-year increase in sale prices.

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Tokyo apartment sales in November 2018

The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of November 2018:Read more


Tokyo apartment asking prices increase in October

According to Tokyo Kantei the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment across greater Tokyo was 36,250,000 Yen in October, down 0.3% from the previous month but up 1.2% from last year. The average building age was 24.4 years.

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