This month on Real Estate Japan we are continuing to see a surge in inquiries on For Sale properties throughout Japan, both in the Tokyo metro region and in western Japan, especially Osaka. In this post, we share the five most... More
The average sales price of a newly constructed apartment in the city of Osaka was ¥40,500,000 ($319,000 USD) in April 2022. This was a big year-on-year drop of 34.4% and also a drop of 28.3% versus March. The average sales... More
The average sales price of a newly constructed apartment in the greater Tokyo region was ¥62,910,000 ($495,000 USD) in April. This was a year-on-year decrease of 19.0% and a decrease of 3.5% compared to March. The average sales price per square... More
Tokyo is a massive city and citywide sales data can’t always help us understand what is happening in particular neighborhoods. So in this post, we take a deeper dive into the data to look at property sale prices by major... More
The Japan Finance Housing Agency (JHFA) has announced the interest rate for Flat 35 home loans for May, with a lowest available rate of 1.480% per annum, the fourth consecutive month in which the Flat 35 rate has risen. In... More
The average selling price of a newly built condominium in greater Tokyo reached ¥63,600,000 ($490,000 USD) in FY2021, exceeding asset bubble era highs and the highest ever recorded by the Real Estate Economic Research Institute. The average price per square... More
In this installment of the “what can you buy” series, by popular request, we take a look at what you can buy in Japan’s smaller cities and towns for $150,000 (¥20,000,000) or less. The weakening yen has strengthened the purchasing... More