Tokyo apartment prices up 12.2% from last year
The average price of a second-hand apartment sold across greater Tokyo in January reached 41,490,000 Yen, up 10.0% from last year. This is the 20th month in a row to see a year-on-year increase. The average price per square meter was 641,800 Yen, up 11.5% from last year and the 21st month in a row to see an increase.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in January 2022
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of January 2022:
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower reaches completion
The newest building in the Toranomon Hills area officially reached completion on January 20, 2022. Toranomon Hills Residential Tower is a 220-meter tall, 54-story luxury apartment tower developed by Mori Building. Residents will be able to move in from May.
How has Tokyo's rental market changed since the pandemic
News reports are still coming out about an exodus from Tokyo as the coronavirus pandemic continues, but has this had any effect on the real estate market in Tokyo’s 23 wards?
Second-hand apartment transactions reach record high in 2021
According to REINS, a total of 39,812 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in 2021, up 11.1% from 2020 and the highest level on record. Second-hand apartment transactions have exceeded those of new apartments, with the total supply of brand-new apartments in 2021 at 33,636 units. The myth of buyers only preferring new construction is well and truly ancient.
New apartment prices in Tokyo’s 23 wards still not at bubble high, but close
In 2021 the average price of a brand new apartment released for sale across greater Tokyo reached the highest level in history, beating a record high set during the asset bubble years of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Tokyo apartment prices increase for 20th month
The average reported sale price per square meter for a second-hand apartment across greater Tokyo increased for the 20th month in a row in December. Last month, the average sale price was 641,700 Yen/sqm, up 5.3% from the previous month and up 11.6% from December 2020.