Apartment rents in Tokyo increase for 11th month
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average monthly rent for an apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 3,526 Yen/sqm in October 2018, up 0.6% from the previous month and up 6.6% from last year. This is the 11th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase.
Greater Tokyo second-hand apartment prices increase for 70th month in a row
According to REINS, 3,096 second-hand apartments were sold across greater Tokyo in October, down 4.6% from the previous month and down 0.2% from last year. The average sale price was 32,750,000 Yen, down 0.5% from the previous month but up 2.0% from last year. The average price per square meter was 505,700 Yen, down 1.6% from the previous month but up 0.8% from last year. This is the 70th month in a row to record a year-on-year increase in sale prices.
1 in 5 apartments in Toyosu was listed for sale in the past 12 months
Over the past 12 months, Toyosu Station on the manmade island of Toyosu in Tokyo Bay has seen the highest number of apartments listed for resale in the greater Tokyo region. According to Tokyo Kantei, there have been 3,720 apartments listed for resale in the vicinity of this station accounting for 22.7% of the total apartment stock in the neighborhood. The average apartment age was 11.3 years.
Tokyo apartment sales in October 2018
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of October 2018:Read more
Tokyo apartment asking prices see slight drop in September
According to Tokyo Kantei the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment across greater Tokyo was 36,360,000 Yen in September, down 0.1% from the previous month but up 2.3% from last year. The average building age was 24.1 years.