Tokyo apartment prices increase for 22nd month
Second-hand apartment prices across greater Tokyo have continued to climb. In February, the average sale price was 625,100 Yen/sqm, up 8.4% from last year and the 22nd month in a row to see a year-on-year increase. The average apartment size shrank by 1.7% to 64.36 sqm (693 sq.ft) while the average building age grew by 1.33 years to 23.27 years. In other words, apartments were getting smaller, older, and more expensive.
Did buyers prefer newer or older homes in 2021?
Over the past decade, the average age of a second-hand apartment sold across greater Tokyo has been growing. In 2011, the average building age was 18.27 years. In 2021, it was 22.67 years.
Tokyo Apartment Sales in February 2022
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of February 2022:
Omotesando's real estate market in 2021
Let’s take a quick look at how Omotesando’s residential real estate market for apartments has performed over the past 12 months.
Tokyo apartment asking prices increase for 19th month
The average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) second-hand apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards reached 66,700,000 Yen in January 2022. This is a 10.4% increase from January 2021 and the 19th month in a row to record an increase.
The price divide between older and newer apartments
It’s no surprise that all other things being equal, an apartment in an older building is not going to be priced as high as one in a newer, flashier building. What may come as a surprise is just how big that divide can be.
Greater Tokyo’s apartment market between 2011 and 2021
Apartment prices across the greater Tokyo region have risen by as much as 70% over the past decade and 11% over the past year. The average reported sale price of a second-hand apartment as of December 2021 reached a record high of 641,700 Yen per square meter. That’s a 70.5% increase from the most recent market bottom seen in May 2012.