Flipping of new condos surges in Japan

Listings triple in 10 years for resales of properties up to a year old

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The average price of pre-owned condominiums up to a year old in central Tokyo's 23 wards has jumped 50% from 2019. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

KAZUKI YAMAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Listings to resell condominiums within a year of construction in Tokyo and Osaka have more than tripled in the past decade as investors, including in China and elsewhere abroad, look to profit from surging prices, a Nikkei analysis finds.

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