Central Tokyo apartment asking prices up 16.6%

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo in August was 31,150,000 Yen, up 1.5% from the previous month and up 10.7% from last year. This is the 12th month in a row to see an increase. The average building age was 22.2 years.

In Tokyo’s 23 wards, the average asking price was 48,660,000 Yen, up 2.1% from the previous month and up 16.1% from last year. This is the 14th month in a row to see an increase. The average building age was 22.2 years.

Price growth in central Tokyo continues to show no sign of slowing, with the average price in central Tokyo’s six wards reaching 68,290,000 Yen, up 2.0% from the previous month and up 16.6% from last year. This is an increase of 33.9% from the most recent market bottom of October 2012, when the average price was 50,990,000 Yen. The average building age was 21.0 years.

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