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Second-hand apartment sale prices in central Tokyo reached a record high in September, while prices across the metropolitan area saw a year-on-year increase for the 48th month in a row.

According to REINS, 3,150 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in September, up 32.1% from the previous month and up 13.6% from last year. The average sale price was 31,260,000 Yen, up 3.9% from the previous month and up 5.7% from last year. The average price per square meter was 490,600 Yen, up 2.9% from the previous month and up 6.0% from last year. This is the 45th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in the sale price per square meter. The average building age was 20.15 years.

In the Tokyo metropolitan area, 1,651 second-hand apartments were sold, up 37.6% from the previous month and up 18.9% from last year. The average sale price was 38,350,000 Yen, up 2.3% from the previous month and up 6.3% from last year. The average sale price per square meter was 647,700 Yen, up 1.7% from the previous month and up 5.8% from last year. This is the 48th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase. The average building age was 19.14 years.

In the Tokyo metropolitan area, transactions on apartments over 100 million Yen in the third quarter of 2016 were up 18.8% from 2015.

Central Tokyo’s 3 wards

 

In central Tokyo’s 3 wards (Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato), 190 second-hand apartments were sold, up 41.8% from the previous month and up 21.8% from last year. This is the highest number of recorded transactions for the month of September in over 9 years.

The average sale price was 65,810,000 Yen, up 22.6% from the previous month and up 23.9% from last year. The average price per square meter was 1,093,300 Yen, up 3.6% from the previous month and up 6.7% from last year. This is the highest level seen since record-keeping began in January 2008, and is 58.3% higher than the low seen in November 2012 when the market bottomed out. The average building age was 16.62 years.


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