Apartment price to income ratio worsens nationwide, but improves in Tokyo and Osaka
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average price of a brand new apartment in Japan in 2013 was 6.59 times the average annual income (up 0.06 points fro 2012), while a second-hand apartment (10 years old) was 4.58 times times the average income (up 0.02 points from 2012).
The rise in apartment prices has outpaced the increase in average income. The average annual income across Japan increased by 3.85% from the previous year to 4,320,000 Yen in 2013.
Meanwile, the average price of a 70 sqm second-hand apartment in Japan was 19,800,000 Yen in 2013, up 4.38%. The average price of a brand-new apartment nationwide was 28,620,000 Yen, up 5.07% from the year before.
In greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba Prefectures), the price-to-income ratio of brand new apartments was 8.80 times (+0.06 points). The ratio for second-hand apartments actually fell 0.05 points to 6.07 times. Read more
Secondhand apartment prices in June - Tokyo Kantei
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) second-hand apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 41,630,000 Yen in June, down 0.3% from the previous month but up 4.8% from last year. This is the first time in 7 months that prices have fallen from the previous month, although they continue to remain above 2013 levels. The average apartment age was 22.0 years.
In central Tokyo’s six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average apartment asking price was 57,570,000 Yen, down 0.1% from the previous month but up 7.7% from last year. The average apartment age was 22.0 years.
The average price across greater Tokyo was 28,310,000 Yen, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 2.2% from last year.Read more
Office vacancy rates in June - Miki Shoji
According to Miki Shoji’s office report, the office vacancy rate in Tokyo’s five central business districts (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku and Shibuya) was 6.45% in June, down 0.07 points from the previous month and down 2.01 points from last year.
The vacancy rate in brand new buildings was 18.09%, down 2.33 points from the previous month but up 6.49 points from last year.
It is not just large-scale office buildings that are experiencing better conditions, but mid-size buildings are also seeing a boost in demand. All 11 buildings developed under Nomura’s mid-size office brand ‘Premium Midsize Office (PMO)’ are almost fully occupied. Mitsubishi’s renovated small-to-mid sized office building in Kanda is also almost fully occupied. The building has attracted several IT-related tenants who want the freedom to design their own office space. Read more
June rental data - Tokyo Kantei
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent of a condominium apartment in greater Tokyo was 2,609 Yen/sqm in June, down 0.5% from the previous month but up 2.7% from last year. All areas within greater Tokyo saw rents decline from the previous month.
The average apartment size was 59.37 sqm and the average building age was 18.7 years.
The average rent in Tokyo’s 23-ku was 3,174 Yen/sqm, down 0.7% from the previous month but up 2.4% from last year. The average apartment size was 56.38 sqm and the average building age was 16.9 years.Read more