BrickUnderground
ContactPosts by BrickUnderground:
Tokyo may be brimming with activity, but in some Japanese suburbs, it's apparently a different story. Just a train or car commute away from the city, the population—and buyer interest—has dipped so that houses and apartments are left behind simply abandoned, according to a recent New York Times story describing a real estate market the likes of which current New Yorkers have never seen before.
The basic two-bedroom—not so easy to find in today's competitive market, especially in some neighborhoods if your budget is under a million. These are listings ready for your once-over this weekend:
There are some unwanted guests in this week's batch of questionable listings photos, including a skeleton and a fox (with an apparent drinking problem).
As always, the listings photos come care of Andy Donaldson, the man behind the Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs blog and book, complete with Donaldson's commentary.
Half a million: That's your budget, which, in this real estate market, either compromising on size, or neighborhood, or both. Here's what's on view this weekend in each of the five boroughs.