New apartment supply in Tokyo hits 25 year low in May
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, 2,603 new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in May, down 5.0% from the previous month and down 13.3% from last year. This is the lowest supply for the month of May seen since 1992 when 1,617 apartments were released for sale.
1,880 apartments were sold, resulting in a contract ratio of 72.2%, up 5.9 points from the previous month and up 1.3 points from last year.
Unsold inventory as at the end of May was 6,422 units, down 227 units from the previous month but up 385 units from May 2016.
The average price of a new apartment across greater Tokyo was 59,810,000 Yen, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 5.1% from last year. The average price per square meter was 861,000 Yen, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 4.6% from last year.