Think Nvidia is pricey? Try investing in a Tokyo condo

Domestic and foreign investors drive new-unit prices up faster than rents

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The P/E ratio for new condos in the Tokyo metropolitan are went up for a fifth straight year in 2024. (Photo by Sae Kamae)

MISAKI MORIKAWA and KOSUKE IGUCHI

TOKYO -- Condominiums in the Tokyo metropolitan area are becoming more expensive as investment targets, zooming past even U.S. stock market darling Nvidia to log a record-high price-earnings ratio of nearly 30 for 2024.

P/E ratio is used mainly in stock investing to gauge whether a company's shares are overvalued or undervalued. The forward P/E ratio -- stock price divided by expected earnings per share -- shows how many times expected profits a stock is being bought at.

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