Japan apartment prices Oct 2015

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo in October was 31,970,000 Yen, up 1.2% from the previous month and up 12.3% from last year. This is the 14th month in a row to see a month-on-month increase in asking prices. The average building age was 22.3 years.

In Tokyo’s 23 wards, the average asking price was 49,780,000 Yen, up 1.3% from the previous month and up 17.0% from last year. This is the 16th month in a row to see a month-on-month increase. The average building age was 22.0 years.

In Tokyo’s central six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average asking price was 69,690,000 Yen, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 15.8% from last year. This is the fifth month in a row to see an increase, although the rate of increase has slowed.

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