According to REINS, 2,655 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in October, down 9.6% from the previous month and down 13.4% from last year. This is the 7th month in a row to see a year-on-year decline. The average apartment sale price across grater Tokyo was 28,120,000 Yen, up 2.2% from the previous month and up 8.0% from last year. The average price per square meter was 435,300 Yen, up 2.5% from the previous month and up 8.3% from last year. The average building age was 19.47 years.

1,299 second-hand apartments were sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area, down 8.8% from the previous month and down 10.2% from last year. This is also the 7th month in a row to see a year-on-year decline. The average apartment sale price was 34,780,000 Yen, up 3.0% from the previous month and up 7.3% from last year. The average price per square meter was 584,600 Yen, up 2.9% from the previous month and up 8.8% from last year. The average building age was 18.07 years.

In Shinjuku, Shibuya, Suginami and Nakano-ku, the average sale price per square meter increased by 20.8% from 12 months ago to 785,000 Yen/sqm, while the average building age was 19.28 years (down from 21.42 years in October 2013).

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