Tokyo apartment sales in January 2018

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


Apartment prices along Tokyo’s Ginza Line in 2017

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a second-hand apartment along the Ginza subway line in 2017 was 1,047,000 Yen/sqm, down 0.8% from the previous year. The average building age was 22.4 years and the average apartment size was 56.19 sqm (605 sq.ft).

Ginza in top spot

The most expensive station was Ginza with an average asking price of 1,646,000 Yen/sqm, an increase of 17.2% from 2016. The average building age was just 5.8 years which can be attributed to the high average price, while the average apartment size was 44.9 sqm (483 sq.ft).Read more


Apartment asking prices in Tokyo in December 2017

According to Tokyo Kantei the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq ft) apartment across greater Tokyo was 36,150,000 Yen in December 2017, down 0.2% from the previous month but up 1.3% from 2016. The average building age was 23.1 years.

In Tokyo’s 23 wards the average asking price was 53,400,000 Yen, up 0.2% from the previous month and up 0.2% from 2016. The average building age was 22.7 years.Read more


Price of investment-grade studio apartments reaches record high in 2017

According to Kenbiya, a multi-listing site that specializes in investment properties across Japan, the average asking price of a studio apartment in Tokyo and Osaka in 2017 reached the highest level since record-keeping began in 2006.

The average asking price of a studio apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in 2017 was 19,610,000 Yen, up 9% from 2016 and exceeding a previous peak of 18,280,000 Yen recorded in 2015. In Osaka City, the average asking price was 13,810,000 Yen, up 20% from 2016.Read more


Rent in Tokyo jumps 4.2% thanks to supply of new construction

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of a condominium in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 3,474 Yen/sqm in December 2017, up 4.2% from the previous month and up 3.6% from 2016. The increase was caused by a larger share of relatively new buildings which typically command higher rents, along with the release of a large number of brand new high-rise apartment towers in Shinjuku and Shinagawa.Read more


Foreign funds spend 1.1 trillion Yen on Japanese real estate in 2017

In 2017, foreign corporations and funds spent a total of 1.1 trillion Yen (approx. 9.7 billion USD) on real estate acquisitions across Japan, a three-fold increase from 2016 and the first time that the annual volume has exceeded one trillion Yen.Read more


Tokyo apartment sale prices increase for 63rd month

According to REINS 3,011 second-hand apartments were sold across Greater Tokyo in December 2017, up 3.7% from the previous month and up 0.6% from the previous year. The average sale price was 33,200,000 Yen, up 3.7% from the previous month and up 6.3% from 2016. The average price per square meter was 519,400 Yen, up 3.5% from the previous month and up 4.3% from 2016. This is the 60th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in sale prices. The average building age was 20.85 years.Read more