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Residential Construction Starts Reach 65,364 Units in First Three Quarters, Down 32% from the Same Period in 2025
Residential construction starts and building permits in the first three quarters of 2026 were both lower than the same period in 2025. Sinyi Realty experts say developers have slowed land purchases and project launches.
房貸撥款排到年底，銀行用最高16.8%存款搶資金
銀行推出雙位數高利存款搶資金，購屋族的房貸卻因放款額度吃緊，撥款時程被拉長。
繼承受贈舊制房出售，評定現值100萬元調為121.7萬元
財政部發布解釋令，個人賣出繼承或受贈來的舊制課稅房屋時，取得成本可隨物價指數調高，減輕帳面所得偏高的問題。
Yonghe Dingxi Urban Renewal Contract Signed, Hanhuang to Invest NT$20 billion
Zone A of the public urban renewal project in Dingxi, Yonghe, New Taipei City, signs today. It covers the former site of the Yonghe Grand Theater, and developer Hanhuang will invest about NT$20 billion in the redevelopment.
New Taipei October Transfers Reach 4,347 Buildings, Up 7.1%; Bali Rises Most With 320 More
New Taipei City's housing transfers in October rose by 290 buildings from September, with Bali District up 780.49% as newly built homes were transferred in large numbers.
Xindian Ande Case Public Urban Renewal Seeks Investors, With About NT$2.8 Billion in Investment and a 1,975-Ping Site
The National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center has announced the call for investors for the public urban renewal project "Xindian Ande Case." The site is around Ande Street in Xindian District, New Taipei City, and applications are accepted until January 20, 2027.
Yungching: October Transaction Volume Up 14% Month on Month, 18% Year on Year; Taoyuan Highest at 21%
Yungching Realty Group's figures show that nationwide transaction volume in October 2026 rose from both September and the same month last year, with Taoyuan City posting the largest monthly increase.
Beitou Presale Units Disclosed Reach 629 in First 8 Months, No. 1 in Taipei for Second Straight Year
According to actual-price registration (sold prices) statistics, Beitou District had 629 presale units disclosed in the first 8 months of 2026 and 852 for all of 2025, ranking first in Taipei in both periods.
Taiwan Asset Management Corporation Launches 'Three Safeguards' 2.0; Affordable Housing Totals 1,427 Units
As Taiwan Asset Management Corporation marks its 25th anniversary, Chairperson Gong Wen-ping announced the expansion of three businesses: urban renewal, master-lease management and affordable housing.
HBRO Realty franchise store sales in October up 9.0% month on month, 7.4% year on year
HBRO Realty reported that franchise store sales in October rose from both the previous month and the same month last year, with results varying across the six major cities and Kaohsiung City down 7.8% month on month.
Mortgage NPLs reach NT$9,759 million at end-September 2026, a 5.5-year high
Domestic banks' mortgage non-performing loans have climbed to their highest level since March 2021, and non-performing construction loans are at a 17-month high.
Sanmin District Leads Kaohsiung Rentals With 17.3% Share, Nanzih District Rises to 2nd
The ranking of Kaohsiung's rental hotspots is out: Sanmin District is first for the 4th straight year, and Nanzih District has risen from 5th in 2023 to 2nd.
Completion backup capped at 30% of construction costs and NT$300 million per project
Taiwan Financial Asset Service Corporation and Hua Nan Bank have signed a letter of intent to build completion funding commitments into the construction financing and trust supervision process.
Lowest Presale Unit Prices Rise Across Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan; Taipei at NT$0.929 Million per Ping
For new presale projects in Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan through October 2026, the lowest unit prices in all three cities are higher than in 2025, with increases of NT$0.037 million to NT$0.175 million per ping.
Sinyi Housing Price Index Down 0.07% Quarter on Quarter and 0.05% Year on Year in Q3
Sinyi Realty released its Q3 housing price index on October 28, 2026. The seven major cities were flat overall and consolidating, with trends differing by area: Taoyuan had the highest year-on-year gain at 3.15%, and Tainan the steepest year-on-year drop at 3.38%.
Yang Chin-long: CPI Above 2% in the Short Term Is Not a Problem; Central Bank Forecasts It Will Fall to 1.83% in 2027
Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long told the Legislative Yuan that the central bank is looking at next year's inflation, and that whether rates are raised in December depends on next year's inflation forecast.
Personal Loan Balance Hits Record NT$22.9 Trillion; Working Capital Up Over NT$1 Trillion This Year
Personal loans at all banks reached a new all-time high. Of this year's increase, working capital accounts for most, while real estate purchases posted the smallest growth.
Dalin Wengao Urban Land Readjustment Completed, Developing 4.41 Hectares of Land
Construction on the Wengao urban land readjustment project in Dalin, Chiayi was completed today, releasing 4.41 hectares of land left idle for 50 years for development.
Public Urban Renewal Contracts Signed for East and South Sides of Tilted Dazhi Building, Bringing In About NT$9,493 Million
The Taipei City Government has signed investment contracts with the Huangchang Furong Cooperative Alliance and Changhong Construction. The two sites will together have 4 residential towers.
Banks' Real Estate Lending Ratio at 23.79%, All 36 Below 27%
At the end of September 2026, the average real estate lending ratio of domestic banks fell to 23.79%, with no bank above 27%, while outstanding mortgages continued to rise.