Touring the most expensive residential land in Japan
The Akasaka/Toranomon district is one part of Tokyo that is beating property price trends, despite the pandemic. It is home to the most expensive residential land in Japan. Exploring the neighborhood will help to explain why it is outperforming the others.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in September 2021
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of September 2021:
Apartment transactions drop in August as inventory remains low
Reported transactions of second-hand apartments across greater Tokyo dropped again in August, according to REINS. That may be a side effect of the low inventory levels and limited apartments being listed for sale each month.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in August 2021
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of August 2021:
Central Tokyo apartment prices are increasing by an average of 633,000 Yen per month
The average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July has increased month-on-month for the past 13 months. According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price was 58,000,000 Yen, up 1.6% from June and up 13.3% from July 2020.
New apartment supply drops 6% in July
The supply of brand new apartments released for sale across Greater Tokyo in July dropped 6.2% from last year, resulting in the first year-on-year decline in eight months. This is due to developers having released most of their projects in the first half of the year to meet high demand from buyers.
Tokyo apartment prices per square meter between 1992 and 2020
If anyone is interested in the change in apartment prices in Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures, the following data sourced from REINS may be of interest.