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LIFULL HOME'S Market Report: August 2025 Rental Trends

The LIFULL HOME'S Market Report is a valuable resource that aggregates monthly data from the leading real estate and housing information service, LIFULL HOME'S. This report compiles information on rental listings and user inquiries about properties, which are released around the 25th of each month. It covers details such as exclusive area, distance to train stations, and property age, providing significant insights for the housing market.

For those interested in detailed data, LIFULL HOME'S PRESS articles and Excel data sets are available. The report indicates notable trends in the rental market, particularly for single and family-oriented properties across major urban areas in Japan.

Key Trends

• - Single Properties: The average rental price for single-person apartments recorded a new high since tracking began in February 2021, reaching 85,772 yen in the Greater Tokyo Area (which includes Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba) and 62,065 yen in the Kinki region (Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto). Notably, the Kinki region has experienced six consecutive months of record rental prices.
• - In the 23 wards of Tokyo, the average rent is 118,024 yen, representing a 14.6% increase year-on-year, while Osaka City reached 74,835 yen, a 11.7% increase from the previous year. Fukuoka City also saw a significant increase, reaching 66,759 yen (up 15.5% year-on-year).

• - Family-Oriented Properties: The average rent for family-sized rentals also hit a historic high, with prices reaching 141,033 yen in the Greater Tokyo Area (up 10.3%) and 87,473 yen in the Kinki region (up 4.3%). In the 23 wards of Tokyo, the average increased to 237,291 yen, 12.5% higher than the same month last year, while Osaka City recorded an average of 135,034 yen (an 11.7% increase year-on-year). Additionally, Fukuoka City’s average rent for family properties climbed to 131,837 yen, marking a year-on-year increase of 14.3%.

Ongoing Market Insights

The upcoming reports for 2025 will cover trends in rental prices, as well as data on used apartment prices and used single-family home prices for each month from April to July. Users and stakeholders can stay informed about the evolving housing market by regularly consulting these reports.

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