According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) second-hand apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 41,930,000 Yen in August, up 0.5% from the previous month and up 3.9% from last year. The average apartment age was 22.4 years.

In central Tokyo’s six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average apartment asking price was 58,570,000 Yen, up 0.9% from the previous month and up 8.7% from last year. The average apartment age was 24.4 years.

The average price across greater Tokyo was 28,140,000 Yen, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 0.9% from last year. The average building age was 21.7 years.

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