According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq ft) second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo was 35,810,000 Yen in March 2017, down 0.1% from the previous month but up 5.8% from last year. The average building age was 22.5 years.

In the Tokyo metropolitan area the average asking price was 48,150,000 Yen, down 0.6% from the previous month but up 2.8% from last year. The average building age was 21.9 years.

In Tokyo’s 23 wards the average asking price was 53,110,000 Yen, down 0.3% from the previous month but up 2.5% from last year. The average building age was 21.8 years.

In Tokyo’s central six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya) the average asking price was 72,770,000 Yen, up 0.1% from the previous month and up 1.8% from last year. The average building age was 20.1 years.

Prices in central Osaka have shifted to a downwards trend since July 2016. In March, asking prices were 37,060,000 Yen, down 1.5% from the previous month.

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