According to REINS, 2,415 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in August, down 14.0% from the previous month but up 14.0% from last year. This is the 5th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in transactions.
August is typically a slow month for real estate sales due to the hot weather and summer holidays.
The average apartment sale price was 28,320,000 Yen, down 1.3% from the previous month but up 0.4% from last year. The average price per square meter was 448,200 Yen, down 0.8% from the previous month but up 2.6% from last year. The average building age was 20.44 years.
1,185 apartments were sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area, down 15.7% from the previous month but up 18.1% from last year. This is also the 5th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in transactions. The average sale price was 35,020,000 Yen, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 0.4% from last year. The average price per square meter was 602,300 Yen, down 0.1% from the previous month but up 2.5% from last year. The average building age was 19.61 years.
Central Tokyo’s 3 wards:
In central Tokyo’s 3 wards (Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato), 142 second-hand apartments were sold, down 13.9% from the previous month but up 24.6% from last year. This is the highest number of transactions recorded for the month of August since record-keeping began in 2008, and is approximately 63% higher than the average seen between 2008 ~ 2012.
The average sale price was 51,650,000 Yen, down 4.5% from the previous month and down 7.5% from last year. The average price per square meter was 1,017,900 Yen, down 0.1% from the previous month but up 10.6% from last year. This is the third month in a row where prices have exceeded the 1,000,000 Yen/sqm level. The average building age was 16.27 years.