According to REINS, 3,001 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in May, down 8.9% from the previous month and down 0.2% from last year. The average sale price was 29,910,000 Yen, up 2.5% from the previous month and up 3.6% from last year. The average price per square meter was 469,700 Yen, up 1.0% from the previous month and up 3.7% from last year. This is the 41st month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in the sale price on a price-per-square-meter basis. The average building age was 20.64 years.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, 1,503 second-hand apartments were sold, down 9.1% from the previous month but up 3.4% from last year. The average sale price was 36,950,000 Yen, up 1.6% from the previous month and up 2.2% from last year. The average price per square meter was 625,900 Yen, down 0.3% from the previous month but up 2.1% from last year. This is the 44th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in the sale price per square meter. The average building age was 19.84 years.
Central Tokyo’s 3 wards
In central Tokyo’s 3 wards (Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato), 178 second-hand apartments were sold, down 6.3% from the previous month and down 5.3% from last year. The average sale price was 58,090,000 Yen, up 18.0% from the previous month and up 8.3% from last year. The average sale price per square meter was 1,043,400 Yen, up 9.4% from the previous month and up 4.4% from last year. The average building age was 17.23 years.