Transformation of housing-purchase behavior in the Tokyo metropolitan area

Abstract

This study aims to identify some of the major transformation in the housing markets in Tokyo taking place as a result of the rapid increase in condominium supply, as well as the relationship of this housing form to residential mobility and the new housing preferences of the residents of these new units. The discussion is set within the context of previous studies that deal with the Japanese housing market, and the new trends in condominium growth.