Showing posts with label Japanese real estate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese real estate. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2009

Japanese real estate bust




According to the Case-Shiller Index, which tracks real estate in the US, home prices have declined more than 30% since their peak, and more than 60% in some neighborhoods.

By contrast, since the peak in 1990, Japanese residential prices have dropped more than 90%, while commercial real estate prices--including Class A office space in Tokyo, have dropped more than 99%!