Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for May - July 2021 held steady compared to the previous period (April - June 2021) to 269.0. The index for the Macao Peninsula (270.2) grew by 0.1% while that for Taipa & Coloane (263.9) dropped by 0.8%.
The index for existing residential units (289.5) was similar to the previous period, with the index for those in the Macao Peninsula (282.5) rising by 0.2% while the index for those in Taipa & Coloane (317.9) dropping by 0.7%. Analysed by age of building, the indices for residential units of buildings between 6 and 10 years old and for those of 5 years old or less decreased by 0.6% and 0.5% respectively, whereas the index for those between 11 and 20 years old grew by 0.5%. Meanwhile, the index for pre-sale residential units (296.9) rose by 0.1%.
The indices for residential units with a usable floor area of 100 square metres or more and for those with a floor area between 50 and 74.9 square metres fell by 1.1% and 0.8% respectively, while the index for those between 75 and 99.9 square metres increased by 0.9%. In terms of high- and low-rise buildings, the index for residential units of buildings with seven storeys or less rose by 0.1%, whereas the index for those with more than seven storeys dropped by 0.1%.