Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for March - May 2021 increased by 1.5% over the previous period (February - April 2021) to 267.6. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (268.3) and Taipa & Coloane (264.8) rose by 1.8% and 0.3% respectively.
The index for existing residential units (287.8) went up by 1.6%, with the indices for those in the Macao Peninsula (280.2) and Taipa & Coloane (318.4) rising by 1.9% and 0.3% respectively. Analysed by age of building, the indices for residential units of buildings between 11 and 20 years old and for those over 20 years old grew by 2.8% and 1.9% respectively. Meanwhile, the index for pre-sale residential units (297.5) rose by 1.5%.
The indices for residential units with a usable floor area between 75 and 99.9 square metres and for those with 100 square metres or more increased by 1.9% and 1.7% respectively. In terms of high- and low-rise buildings, the indices for residential units of buildings with seven storeys or less and for those with more than seven storeys rose by 1.0% and 1.7% respectively.