According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, 2,473 new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in April, down 46.7% from March and down 39.6% from April 2013. This is the third month in a row to see a year-on-year drop in the supply of new apartments.

1,848 apartments were sold, making the contract rate 74.7%. This is 5.1 points lower than the contract rate in March and 3.5 points lower than last year. Meanwhile, 2,785 secondhand apartments were sold during the month, down 30.3% from March and down 10.7% from last year. 


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