In August, the average rent per square meter for a condominium in metropolitan Tokyo and Tokyo’s 23 wards reached 3,177 yen/sqm and 3,314 yen/sqm, respectively, the highest points since the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), based on Real Estate Japan’s... More

According to Kinki REINS, the average rent for a “mansion-type” type apartment in Osaka City fell 2.9% to 69,100yen (about 579usd at today’s exchange rate) in the second quarter (April to June) of 2015 compared to the same quarter in... More

Article updated: April 20, 2017 The Yamanote line is the loopline that delineates the center of Tokyo from the rest of the metropolis. In general, property prices inside the Yamanote are higher because you are paying for location and convenience.... More

We recently posted articles on the average rent in Tokyo, and for the Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe). In this follow up, we’ll look at average rent for every prefecture in Japan, broken down by floorplan. There is a... More

We recently posted an article on the average rent in Tokyo. This is a follow-up to that post, with average rent data for western Japan, specifically Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. Rents in western Japan much lower than Tokyo Overall, rents... More

The Real Estate Information Network System (REINS) for Eastern Japan recently released its quarterly report on average residential rent in Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures, for January to March 2015. REINS data is compiled from its member real estate agents,... More

Several factors influence the cost of rent in Japan, some more apparent than others. Rent will change depending on location, distance from the train station, size and layout, age of the property and even the role of real estate agents.... More

As international equity markets took a beating in 2022, many investors have looked to other sectors to shore up their portfolios. In the last few years, Japanese residential real estate has drawn a lot of attention from overseas investors because... More

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, October 4 (Japan Standard Time).

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, September 6 (Japan Standard Time).

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, August 2nd (Japan Standard Time).

In this article we give an overview of the average yield that investors can expect for income properties in Japan. With the yen depreciating against the US dollar by about 20% since the beginning of this year, on Real Estate... More

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, July 5 (Japan Standard Time).

Apartment rents in Tokyo and other large cities in Japan are relatively inexpensive compared to most other cities in the world. Even so, no one wants to pay more than they have to for housing. In other articles, we’ve introduced... More

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, June 7 (Japan Standard Time).

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 post we rank Japan’s 47 prefectures by the average listing price for a re-sale apartment. For the 2021 ranking, please see this article: Average price of an apartment in Japan in 2021. Here are the key takeaways thus... More

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, May 10th (Japan Standard Time).

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan. The seminar will be held live online from 6:30PM to 7:30PM on Tuesday, April 5th (Japan Standard Time).