Buying activity in the greater Tokyo area is starting to resume, with monthly transactions starting to recover from levels seen during the shut down in April and May. In June, a total of 3,107 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo, up 83.6% from May. This number is still 11% below the transactions seen in June 2019, but an improvement from the 52.6% year-on-year drop seen in April and the 38.5% drop seen in May.

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