Resale value rankings for developers

Attractors Lab has ranked the top condominium developers by the average resale value of their apartments. In top place is Marubeni, followed by Taisei-Yuraku Real Estate and Itochu Property Development. Although these are the top ranked developers, they all saw a drop in average resale values since new.

The data is compiled from the average price of the developer's apartments when new and their average price when later resold. Data is only included for developers with over 30 buildings, and for buildings listed for sale from 2001 onwards.

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The Parkhouse Harumi Towers sees a surge in interest following Olympics announcement

The sales office at The Parkhouse Harumi Towers was abuzz with activity on Sunday after it was announced that Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The twin high-rise condominiums are located on the same island in Tokyo Bay that will be the site of the Athletes Village.

On a normal weekend, the sales office receives around 30 visitors, and make 4 or 5 sales. On Sunday, however, as many as 60 people visited the showroom and 10 purchase agreements were signed.Read more


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


Daiwa House aquires development site in Ariake

Daiwa House have acquired a 3.6 hectare development site in Ariake, Koto-ku for 42.17 billion Yen (approximately 424 million USD). The land was sold by the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR).

The site is part of the Ariake North District on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay. It has water frontage on two sides and is walking distance to Odaiba.Read more


Pembroke to redevelop site opposite Tokyo Midtown

Pembroke Real Estate will soon be embarking on their first redevelopment project in Japan - a 14-storey retail/commercial building in Roppongi 7 Chome. The site is in a prime position alongside Gaien-Higashi Dori Avenue and directly across from Tokyo Midtown.

The 4,000 sqm development site was originally several smaller parcels of land. Pembroke began purchasing the various buildings from around 2007 onwards. The site temporarily housed the 'Mercedes Benz Connection' concept showroom and is located next door to a building housing the headquarters of the Inakawa-gai yakuza group.

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Mgmt association seeks to ban owner from using apartment as sharehouse

The management association of an apartment building in Azabu Juban have filed a request with the Tokyo District Court to ban a real estate company from operating an 8-room share house out of one of the apartments.

The association believes that the share house configuration violates the condominium ownership law and building standards act.Read more


TEPCO sells Ginza building for 23.4 billion Yen

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have sold a building and land in Ginza 3 Chome to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper company for 23.455 billion Yen (240 million USD).Read more