2026 Taiwan Housing Market Buyer Sentiment Index Released: New Project Sales Chart Reveals New Taipei City's 8 Projects Dominate as Biggest Winner

Taiwan's new home market is seeing sales concentrate in planned development zones offering strong transportation links and future growth potential. The "Chang Yao Chen" project in Taoyuan's Guishan District A7 station zone emerged as the top seller nationwide, recording 189 transactions. New Taipei City dominated the top 15 list, securing eight spots and highlighting its strong buyer interest.

Project sales data reveals a diverse market landscape. "Chang Yao Chen" in Taoyuan led with 189 sales, followed by "Fu Hua Yun Guang" in Taichung (124 sales) and "Han Huang River Sky" in New Taipei's Yonghe District (107 sales). Other top performers included "Yuan Li Si Ji Zhuang Yuan" in Taipei and "Xin Run An Man Zhuang Yuan" in Taoyuan.

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The current housing market is gradually returning to self-use and long-term investment needs. The Taoyuan A7 development zone remains one of the few areas in northern Taiwan with both price advantages and industrial development themes.

Industry experts note a market shift towards self-use and long-term investment demand. Taoyuan's A7 zone is highlighted for its price advantage, proximity to Taipei via MRT, and amenities like healthcare and retail. The area's appeal is further boosted by planned AI industry development, promising job growth and attracting young buyers and investors seeking affordable, smaller units.

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Compared to Taipei's housing prices, which easily reach 70,000 to 80,000 NT dollars per ping or even over 100,000, new projects in A7 still offer products in the 50,000 range, which is very attractive to the first-time homebuyer market.

New Taipei City's strong performance is attributed to a surge in large-scale development projects and persistent demand for housing upgrades, given the high proportion of older homes in the Taipei metropolitan area. Key areas within New Taipei, such as Sanchong, Xindian, Banqiao, and Zhonghe, showed robust sales, underscoring the city's broad market appeal.

Southern markets like Kaohsiung and Tainan are seeing new projects adjust prices to align with local transaction levels, a departure from previous price inflation. Taoyuan's outer development zones, once buoyed by buyers from Taipei, are experiencing a slowdown as this spillover demand wanes. Meanwhile, Taipei's high-end market remains stable, supported by large-scale developments and demand from owner-occupiers and those upgrading their homes.

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New Taipei City has been able to 'stand firm' in this market adjustment due to two key reasons. First, the supply side is entering a cycle of concentrated release of large development projects. Second, the fundamental demand structure, with the northern market still primarily driven by self-use, and Taipei having a high proportion of old houses, means upgrade demand has always existed.

The market is exhibiting a "K-shaped" trend, with high-quality, well-located properties and significantly discounted options selling well, while mid-priced properties face challenges. Rising construction costs, estimated to have increased by about 20%, are preventing significant price drops, and developers are reducing new supply. Experts anticipate a gradual market recovery, with sales volume expected to rise slowly as self-use buyers return.

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