Second-hand apartment prices up 1.4% in April

According to REINS, the average sale price of a second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo in April was 25,560,000 Yen, up 1.4% from April 2012, but down 1.5% from last month. The average price per square meter was 393,600 Yen, up 2.5% from last year but down 0.9% from last month. 

Chiba saw the biggest change in prices over 12 months, with the average price up 7.3% to 17,620,000 Yen. The average price per square meter increased by 8.1% to 243,900 Yen.

Apartment prices in Tokyo's Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato-ku were down 3.4% from April 2012 to 43,840,000 Yen, while the price per sqm was down 0.5% to 767,000 Yen.Read more