According to research by AtHome, the average realized sale price of a secondhand apartment in greater Tokyo was 19,750,000 Yen in August, down 6.4% from the year before and 5.9% from last month. This is the first time in 2 years and 8 months that the price has fallen below the 20 million Yen mark.
The drop was particularly noticeable in Tokyo's 23 wards where sale prices fell 13.5% from one year prior, and 12.1% from the previous month. The average price per square meter in Tokyo's 23 wards fell 8% from last year to 446,100 Yen/smq, while in Chiba, it dropped 21.1% to 195,400 Yen/sqm. The average age of an apartment sold in greater Tokyo was 23.5 years.
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