Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 854 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the third quarter of 2022 as per Stamp Duty record, and the total value of transactions was MOP4.86 billion, down by 30.7% and 26.8% respectively quarter-to-quarter. Purchase and sale of residential units decreased by 252 quarter-to-quarter to 541 units, and the total value fell by 30.8% to MOP3.36 billion. Number of existing residential units transacted (524 units) dropped by 31.1% and the transaction value (MOP3.24 billion) went down by 30.4%. Besides, transaction volume (17 units) and value (MOP 120 million) of pre-sale residential units reduced by 46.9% and 39.1% respectively quarter-to-quarter.
With respect to the average price per square metre of usable area, the overall average price of residential units (MOP91,788) dropped by 3.2% quarter-to-quarter; the average prices of those in the Macao Peninsula (MOP89,388) and Coloane (MOP101,803) fell by 4.7% and 4.9% respectively, while the average price of those in Taipa (MOP96,178) rose by 3.0%. The average price per square metre of existing residential units went down by 2.1% quarter-to-quarter to MOP91,241. The transacted units were mainly in Baixa da Taipa (82 units), NATAP (48 units) and NAPE & Aterros da Baía da Praia Grande (46 units), and the respective average prices per square metre were MOP95,380, MOP110,164 and MOP102,466. As regards pre-sale residential units, the average price per square metre dipped by 11.9% quarter-to-quarter to MOP140,070.
The average price per square metre of usable area of industrial units went up by 7.6% quarter-to-quarter to MOP49,526, and that of office units increased by 2.0% to MOP81,361.
As regards construction in the private sector, there were 7,726 residential units in the design stage and 2,155 under construction as at the end of the third quarter. Residential units under inspection totalled 67, with 52 units in the Macao Peninsula and 15 units in Coloane. During the quarter, 30 residential units were issued the construction permit and 21 of them were located in the Macao Peninsula; studio flats accounted for 90.0% of the total. Meanwhile, 60 residential units were issued the licence of use, all of which were situated in the Macao Peninsula; among them, 30.0% were studio flats while 20.0% were one-bedroom units.