Tokyo second-hand apartment sale prices increase for 52nd month in a row
According to REINS, 2,861 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in January 2017, down 4.4% from the previous month but up 7.8% from January 2016. This is the 5th month in a row to see an increase in transactions from 12 months prior. The average sale price was 31,380,000 Yen, up 0.5% from the previous month and up 5.1% from last year. The average price per square meter was 493,500 Yen, down 0.9% from the previous month but up 5.4% from last year. This is the 52nd month in a row to see a year-on-year increase. The average building age was 20.20 years.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, 1,495 second-hand apartments were sold, down 3.1% from the previous month but up 15.7% from last year. This is the 10th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in transactions. The average sale price was 38,180,000 Yen, down 2.3% from the previous month but up 2.9% from last year. The average price per square meter was 647,800 Yen, down 3.3% from the previous month but up 2.3% from last year. The average building age was 18.83 years.
Central Tokyo’s 3 wards
In central Tokyo’s 3 wards (Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato), 200 second-hand apartments were sold, down 13.0% from the previous month but up 17.6% from last year. This is the 5th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase in transactions. This is the highest number of recorded transactions for the month of January since record-keeping began in 2008, and is double the average seen between 2008 and 2012. The number of new listings were also down for the 3rd month in a row, with 1,370 apartments listed for sale in January 2017, down 5.1% from last year.
The average sale price was 52,500,000 Yen, down 9.9% from the previous month but up 0.9% from last year. The average price per square meter was 998,800 Yen, down 4.3% from the previous month and down 0.3% from last year. The average building age was 16.19 years.
Past transactions in central Tokyo’s 3 wards in January:
- 2017: 200
- 2016: 170
- 2015: 124
- 2014: 162
- 2013: 140
- 2012: 100
- 2011: 114
- 2010: 100
- 2009: 88
- 2008: 90