New apartment inventory levels reach lowest level in over 23 years
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, the inventory of unsold new apartments in greater Tokyo in October 2013 was 3,771 apartments. This is the lowest level seen since September 1990.
A total of 3,506 new apartments were released for sale in October, down 41.3% from the previous month but up 21.4% from last year. Of those, 2,790 apartments were sold, making the contract rate 79.6%. This is the first time in five months that the rate has dropped below 80%, but still remains above the 70% figure that indicates favourable market conditions.Read more