AI Global Index — Decision Report
Tokyo, Japanfor a rental-income investor
47
Market Fit
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Weighted to a rental-income investor's priorities, Tokyo scores 47/100 — monitor. Property entry-window: Open (score 72).
Stable, sustainable rental cash flow — priced sensibly, with real tenant demand and cheap financing.
Scorecard — the factors this profile weights
| Factor | Weight | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent-to-price (yield proxy) | 22% | 15 | seed |
| Inbound migration | 14% | 40 | seed |
| GDP growth | 12% | 6 | ● live |
| Cheap credit (low rates) | 12% | 100 | seed |
| Employment | 10% | 95 | ● live |
| Population growth | 10% | 0 | seed |
| Governance / title security | 10% | 80 | seed |
| Low overall risk | 10% | 76 | seed |
Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.
Why it works
- Cheap credit (low rates) 100/100 · 12% weight
- Employment 95/100 · 10% weight
- Governance / title security 80/100 · 10% weight
- Low overall risk 76/100 · 10% weight
Why it may not
- Rent-to-price (yield proxy) 15/100 · 22% weight
- Inbound migration 40/100 · 14% weight
- GDP growth 6/100 · 12% weight
- Population growth 0/100 · 10% weight
Property entry-window
OpenValuation 100 · Demand 13 · Financing 100 · Title 80 · Climate 50 · price-to-income 87.6 (100 = long-run avg)
The same market, every profile
Tourist / visitor77
Family buying a home75
Bank / mortgage lender68
Family office / institutional68
Entrepreneur / startup66
Government / municipality64
Business expansion62
Corporate professional62
Retail brand54
Real estate developer50
Rental-income investor47
Capital-appreciation investor46
Tokyo ranks best for a tourist / visitor (77) and worst for a capital-appreciation investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.
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