Central Tokyo apartment sale prices reach 2nd highest level
According to REINS, 4,117 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in March, up 18.2% from February and up 7.8% from last year. This is the 3rd month in a row to record a year-on-year increase in transactions. The average sale price was 34,900,000 Yen, up 0.3% from the previous month and up 3.6% from last year. The average price per square meter was 539,600 Yen, up 1.3% from the previous month and up 3.6% from last year.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in March 2019
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of March 2019:
New apartment supply in Tokyo drops for second month
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, a total of 2,323 brand-new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in February, up 22.3% from the previous month but down 6.7% from last year. This is the second month in a row to see a year-on-year decline in supply.
New housing starts down 2.3% in 2018
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), there were 942,370 new housing starts across Japan in 2018, a 2.3% drop from 2017 and the second year in a row to see a decline.
Regional residential land prices increase for first time since 1992
Something that is on every local investor and real estate agent’s calendar is the announcement of the koji-chika assessed land prices by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). This year’s results came as no surprise to those in the industry, with average land prices increasing for the fourth year in a row. A 1.2% increase nationwide was reported in 2019, a 0.5 point increase from 2018.
Apartment transactions up in February
According to REINS, 3,484 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in February, up 30.6% from January and up 1.8% from last year. The average sale price was 34,730,000 Yen, up 5.4% from the previous month and up 3.6% from last year. The average price per square meter was 531,600 Yen, up 3.3% from the previous month and up 3.8% from last year.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in February 2019
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of February 2019: