Presale Housing Peak Season Fails! Nationwide June Sales Drop 82% from 2024 – One County/City Surges 119% Year-on-Year

The presale housing market remains sluggish. Sinyi Housing announced on the 13th that nationwide presale transaction disclosures in June 2025 totaled only 3,118 units, down 17% from the same period last year and a staggering 82% lower than the peak market conditions of 2024. This marks the 18th consecutive month with monthly volumes below 5,000 units, with Taipei and New Taipei showing relative price resistance, while declines were deeper in central and southern Taiwan.

Sinyi Housing reported that nationwide presale housing transaction disclosures in June reached just 3,118 units, a 17% decrease from the same month last year. Despite the traditional peak sales periods of the 329 and 928 campaigns, no seasonal uptick was observed. The volume remains at a low level, down 82% compared to the same period in 2024, when the market was at its strongest.

Taipei City demonstrated relatively stable performance, followed by New Taipei City. In June, Taipei disclosed 359 units, down 6% year-on-year and 50% compared to the same period in 2024. New Taipei recorded 785 units, down 9% annually and 69% from 2024.

The only region showing short-term growth was the Hsinchu area. Hsinchu County and City reported 204 units in June, a 119% year-on-year increase, driven by an extremely low base from the previous year.

In contrast, Taichung and Kaohsiung saw significant declines. Taichung recorded 482 units in June, down 22% year-on-year and 86% from 2024. Kaohsiung reported only 162 units, a 49% annual decline and a dramatic 94% drop from 2,559 units in the same period of 2024.

Zeng Jingde, Project Manager at Sinyi Housing’s Real Estate Research Department, stated that Taipei may be the most stable region in the presale market, as past price increases were not as aggressive as in central and southern Taiwan. Additionally, land scarcity makes it difficult to replicate similar developments in the short term, and stock market gains have contributed to wealth effects, supporting transaction activity in certain projects.

Regarding central and southern Taiwan, Zeng noted that although presale properties still offer installment payment advantages, the property market has entered a consolidation phase. Buyers no longer expect prices to rise further, leading to观望 (watch-and-wait) behavior. Whether buying now or later makes little difference, and a few projects have begun adjusting prices. If such adjustments successfully attract buyers, they could confirm short-term price support levels.