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MarketOctober 28, 20261 min readAI translation

Elevator Buildings Reach Record 67.9% of Home Loan Applications, While Townhouses Hit Record-Low 14.9%

In the first half of 2026, elevator buildings' share of home loans nationwide climbed to an all-time high, while townhouses' share fell to an all-time low.

MarketOctober 28, 20262 min readChinese original

9月房貸餘額12兆234億元創高建築貸款年減0.99%

中央銀行公布2026年9月統計，購置住宅貸款餘額再創歷史新高，建築貸款餘額年增率則連續4個月負成長。

MarketOctober 27, 20262 min readChinese original

新增房貸人數降至3.8萬人，平均貸款1,081.1萬元

2026年第2季新增房貸人數連續6季低於4萬人，平均房貸金額仍連續5季站上千萬元；央行資料則顯示9月五大銀行新承做購屋貸款回升。

MarketOctober 27, 20262 min readAI translation

Cathay Index: Presale Prices Steady, Volume Up; Kaohsiung Sees Steepest Quarterly Drop in Sale Price at 5.64%

In Q3 2026, presale home prices were broadly steady and sales volume rose, but trends varied across cities, with Kaohsiung posting the largest decline and New Taipei and Hsinchu County and City seeing sharp drops in sales volume.

MarketOctober 27, 20262 min readAI translation

Taipei Luxury Homes Heat Up Against the Trend, With 327 Deals in the First Three Quarters

The housing market overall is sluggish, but Taipei luxury homes are bucking the trend: in the first three quarters, there were 327 deals for homes priced at NT$70 million or more, up 18.5% year on year.

MarketOctober 23, 20262 min readChinese original

達麗建設預估 2027 年完工量上看 246 億元

達麗建設董事長謝志長在 20 週年媒體交流會上表示，2027 年房市預期比 2026 年樂觀，公司也公布未來幾年的完工規劃。

MarketOctober 23, 20262 min readAI translation

Taipei urban renewal consent threshold cut from 75% to 50%; National Land Management Agency says the key is review

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an announced a relaxed threshold for publicly led urban renewal. Tsai Chang-chan, head of the Ministry of the Interior's National Land Management Agency, said the measure is "not a bad thing," but that shortening urban renewal timelines depends on speeding up review.

MarketOctober 23, 20262 min readAI translation

Old Housing Life Extension Program Receives 1,359 Applications; Second Round Expected as Early as January to May 2027

The Ministry of the Interior has released progress on the Old Housing Life Extension program: 1,359 applications received to date, and apartment communities can apply for a subsidy by repairing just 1 shared area.

MarketOctober 23, 20261 min readAI translation

Kuo Jian Buys Land in New Taipei's Taishan Land Readjustment Area for NT$1.229 Billion

Kuo Jian spent NT$1.229 billion to buy about 1,118 ping of land in the Wenzaizhen land readjustment area in Taishan, New Taipei, at a sale price of NT$1.1 million per ping.