Half of Q2 property sales were in buildings of five floors or fewer

According to property data from the Ministry of the Interior compiled by Sun Real Estate Sales Group, 50.5% of sale and transfer properties in Q2 2026 had a total of five floors or fewer. This means that for every two property sales, one was a low-rise building.

Lai Chih-chang, public relations manager at Great Home Real Estate Research Institute, analyzed that the north-south difference in home purchasing is due to regional development characteristics. In the Taipei and New Taipei areas, there is a large stock of walk-up apartments, while in central, southern and eastern Taiwan, lower population density and differences in land conditions have led residents to prefer detached homes or low-rise housing, and their purchasing habits also place greater emphasis on living space roominess.

In recent years, Kaohsiung has seen increased supply from new urban development zones, with high-rise buildings gradually becoming the main source of supply in the market, which has caused the average floor level of transacted buildings in Kaohsiung to be noticeably higher than in traditional metropolitan areas.