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How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home

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What it is

A mini-documentary by a Canadian living in Japan explaining how an average family can afford a new detached house in Tokyo. It covers how houses are treated as depreciating assets and how Japanese zoning and building practices keep prices low.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is the standard citation in HN housing debates for showing that dense cities can still have affordable single-family homes.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “a fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo”

    Fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo.

    bane, 2020-04 · Strong recommendation · in “An average family in Tokyo can own a new house for $850/month”

  2. “Check out this video explaining why you can buy new detached homes in Tokyo for about 300k usd.”

    Explains why new detached homes in Tokyo cost about 300k USD.

    monkeypizza, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Why Is 'Affordable' Housing So Expensive to Build?”

  3. “Here is a nice video explaining housing affordability in Tokyo”

    Nice explanation of housing affordability in Tokyo.

    seanmcdirmid, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “The history of the end of poverty has just begun”

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Topics: housing, tokyo, zoning, urbanism, real estate

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