Buying a new condo in Japan costs 10 times average salary

Big-money property investors drive up housing market in Tokyo

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Investors have snapped up luxury condominiums in central Tokyo, betting on further price rises. (Photo by Ryuju Funatsu)

HINAKO SATO and HISASHI TSUTSUI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Prices of new housing in Japan rose faster than wages last year, with demand for investment properties leading to a proliferation of luxury condominiums and making the market less affordable for actual homebuyers.

The nationwide average price for condos coming on the market in 2023 came in at 10.09 times the average annual income, according to real estate consultancy Tokyo Kantei.

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