Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for July - September 2020 increased by 0.4% over the previous period (June - August 2020) to 269.0. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (269.9) and Taipa & Coloane (265.4) both rose by 0.4%.

The index for existing residential units (289.4) went up by 0.1%, with the indices for those in the Macao Peninsula (283.1) and Taipa & Coloane (315.5) rising by 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. Analysed by year of building completion, the indices for residential units built between 6 and 10 years ago and for those completed in 5 years or less went up by 1.6% and 0.6% respectively. Meanwhile, the index for pre-sale residential units (281.0) grew by 1.5%.

The indices for residential units with a usable floor area between 75 and 99.9 square metres and for those with a floor area of less than 50 square metres increased by 1.0% and 0.7% respectively, while the index for residential units with a floor area of 100 square metres or more fell by 0.2%.

Analysed by quarter, the overall residential property price index in the third quarter of 2020 went up by 1.1% from the second quarter. The indices for existing residential units and pre-sale residential units showed respective growth of 1.2% and 1.0%.