Japan Real Estate Insights & News

Mitsui Fudosan Residential has unveiled Park Court Ochanomizu The Tower, a 23-story luxury condominium to be built on the former site of the Japan Football Association (JFA) headquarters in Tokyo's Bunkyo-ku.

Open House Development has launched sales of Innovas Mitaka, a 45-unit condominium project located a seven-minute walk from JR Mitaka Station in Tokyo.

According to data released by Tokyo Kantei on June 23, the average price of a 70-square-meter existing condominium in the Greater Tokyo area reached ¥73.6 million in May 2026, up 1.9% month-over-month, marking the 22nd consecutive month of price growth.

Sogo Jisho announced that all 40 units released in the first sales phase of its new condominium project, Renai Kashiwa The Residence, were sold out immediately upon launch.

The condominium project Duo Hills Soga The Sky, jointly developed by Hoosiers Corporation and Daiei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., has achieved strong sales performance.

According to Real Estate Economic Institute, the number of newly built condominiums released for sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area reached 1,163 units in April, up 15.6% from a year earlier.

Tokyo Kantei announced on May 11 its latest data on average prices for existing wooden detached houses across major metropolitan areas in Japan for April 2026.

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has certified the “M Project,” a redevelopment of the MUFG Bank headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, as a qualified private urban renewal project within a designated urgent redevelopment zone.

The mixed-use development “Park City Nakano” in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward has been completed, with a grand opening scheduled for May 29, 2026.

The developers of the Uchisaiwaicho 1-chome district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, announced that the large-scale redevelopment project will be officially named “HIBIYA CROSSPARK.”

Hankyu Hanshin Properties has announced the completion of a large-scale mixed-use development project on the former Yodogawa Ward Office site in Osaka.

At Home Co., Ltd. reported that in February 2026, average asking rents for rental apartments and condominiums increased year-on-year across most major cities in Japan.

On March 10, the Japanese government decided on the revision of the "Urban Regeneration Special Measures Law," aiming to revitalize local areas facing population decline.

Mitsubishi Jisho Residence, in partnership with Sumitomo Corporation and Kintetsu Real Estate, has unveiled the model rooms for The Park House Akabanedai Tower & Residence, a 550-unit condominium project in Kita-ku, Tokyo.

Takara Leben has begun sales of its new condominium development, “Leben Mizue GRACE CORE,” located in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.

Haseko Fudosan and Daiwa House Industry have announced plans for a new for-sale condominium project in Sapporo called Blanchera Sapporo Susukino.

The East Japan Real Estate Information Network (REINS) released its January 2026 report on real estate market trends in the Greater Tokyo Area

According to the latest survey by Zennichiren (Japan Association of Real Estate Agents), Japan’s land price trend index (DI) has remained positive nationwide for the 20th consecutive quarter, indicating that land prices are still perceived as rising overall

The Real Estate Information Network System (REINS), operated by the Real Estate Transaction Promotion Center, reported a significant increase in transaction activity in 2025.

Homenet Co., a group company of Property Technologies Inc. specializing in the purchase, renovation, and resale of residential properties, announced on the 13th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a business partnership with YAK Co.

In their New Year messages, executives of Japan’s leading real estate developers—Mitsui Fudosan, Mitsubishi Estate, and Sumitomo Realty & Development—express cautious optimism about the country’s economic outlook, while underscoring the need for strategic growth amid heightened global uncertainty.

The Japan Real Estate Institute (JREI) released its "Real Estate Research Institute Housing Price Index" for October 2025, revealing that the overall residential price index for the Greater Tokyo Area rose for the 22nd consecutive month

On December 15, 2025, Tokyo Kantei Co. released data on monthly rental price trends for condominium apartments across Japan's three major metropolitan areas.

Chuo Jutaku, part of the Polus Group, unveiled its new residential development “Villagia Maihama — The Homes of Aspiration” in Urayasu, Chiba. Located a 15-minute walk from JR Maihama Station and near Tokyo Disneyland, the 12-home project leverages the area’s popularity as a bay-side residential district and incorporates resort-style design elements.

A report by Yano Research Institute, released on November 28, forecasts that the market for purchasing, renovating, and reselling existing homes in Japan will continue to expand.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released a report on short-term condominium resales (within one year of purchase) across Japan’s three major metropolitan areas—Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya—and four major regional cities.

Tokyo Kantei announced the October 2025 monthly rent trends for condominium units across Japan’s three major metropolitan regions. The figures represent advertised rents converted to a per–square meter basis.

On November 1, the Tateishi Station North District Urban Redevelopment Association, together with its participating members — Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Homes Corp., and the Metropolitan Fireproof Building Public Corporation — began construction on the Tateishi Station North District Type-1 Urban Redevelopment Project in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo.

Nomura Real Estate and five other companies announced on October 15 the outline of a large mixed‑use development on part of the former University of Tokyo Nishi‑Chiba campus in Inage Ward, Chiba City.

On October 6, Osaka Gas Urban Development (Osaka Gas UD) announced that the first phase of sales for two new condominium projects in Osaka sold out on the day of release.

Mitsui Fudosan Residential has revealed its leasehold condominium project Park Tower Shibuya Sasazuka, located in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

Haseko Abest published the 2025 “Stations Where People Want to Live (Around the Tokyo Area)” rankings on September 16, based on a web survey of 2,766 residents conducted July 11–20.

In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the average price of newly built detached houses has risen for the first time in four months, reaching ¥48.04 million.

Starting in winter 2025, Tokyu Corporation and Tokyu Railway, in collaboration with the Saginuma Station Redevelopment Association, will launch a transformative redevelopment project centered on Saginuma Station on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line.

Property-related taxes in Japan are classified into three categories according to timing.

Tokyo Tatemono has introduced "minanoba," a new brand of community-focused commercial facilities, with the first location opening in Sagamihara.