AI Data Insight
Japan's housing rent CPI for Q3 (July) 2026 slightly rose to 100.6, showing signs of stabilization compared to the previous month's 100.5. As the overall Japanese economy emerges from deflation, wages surge significantly, and the central bank advances interest rate normalization, new lease rents in the physical market are repeatedly hitting record highs, indicating that the inflation-hedging properties of the rental market will continue to strengthen.