Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - November 2013

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in November was 5.8%, unchanged from the previous month. The average yield across Tokyo was 7.6%, down 0.1 points from October.Read more

by Zoe Ward

September rental data - Tokyo Kantei

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of a condominium apartment in greater Tokyo was 2,545 Yen/sqm in September, down 0.2% from the previous month but up 2.7% from last year. The average apartment size was 59.31 sqm (638 sqft) and the average apartment age was 18.8 years.

In Tokyo's 23-ku, the average monthly rent was 3,095 Yen/sqm, down 1 Yen from August but up 3.0% from last year. The average apartment size was 56.20 sqm and the average age was 17.6 years.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - October 2013

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in October was 5.8%, down 0.2 points from last month. The average yield across Tokyo was 7.7%, down 0.2 points from September.Read more

by Zoe Ward

August rental data - Tokyo Kantei

The average monthly rent of a condominium apartment in greater Tokyo in August was 2,549 Yen/sqm, up 0.6% from last month and up 3.3% from last year. The average apartment size was 59.35 sqm (639 sqft) and the average apartment age was 18.7 years.

The average rent in Tokyo's 23-ku was 3,096 Yen, down 1 Yen from last month but up 3.3% from last year. The average apartment size was 56.13 sqm (604 sqft) and the average age was 17.4 years.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - September 2013

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in September was 6.0%, up 0.3 points from last month. The average yield across Tokyo was 7.9%, down 0.2 points from August.

The vacancy rate was 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.Read more

by Zoe Ward

July rental data - Tokyo Kantei

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of an apartment in greater Tokyo in July was 2,533 Yen/sqm, down 0.3% from last month but up 2.6% from July 2012. The average apartment size was 59.37 sqm (639 sqft) and the average age was 18.6 years.

The average rent in Tokyo's 23-ku dropped 0.1% from last month to 3,097 Yen/sqm, but is still 3.4% higher than last year. The average apartment size was 55.98 sqm (602 sqft) and the average age was 17.1 years.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Kyoto's traditional boathouses to be rented out

Kyoto Ine Funaya 2To combat the growing number of empty and unused traditional boathouses in Kyoto's Ine Town, the local government is considering plans to rent these houses out to new residents.

The scenic area is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Read more

by Zoe Ward