New Taipei City-based property developer Pau Jar Group (寶佳機構) last year launched the most new projects nationally, as it capitalized on improved infrastructure to expand its business, a survey by the online realty arm of Addcn Technology Co (數字科技) showed.
The developer released 76 projects featuring more than 16,000 apartment units near high-speed train stations in Hsinchu, Taichung and Kaohsiung, as well as in second-tier locations, newhouse.591.com (591新建案) data showed.
The projects could attract NT$212.9 billion (US$7.01 billion) in revenue and have made the company visible in nearly all major markets across Taiwan, the online broker said.
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While building on higher-value land near transportation hubs, Pau Jar did not abandon its focus on second-tier areas, the developer’s strongholds, to meet demand from buyers who cannot afford housing in popular locations, it said.
The strategy helped Pau Jar claim 10 percent of all new housing projects, it said.
High Wealth Construction Co (興富發) ranked second with seven projects expected to generate NT$70.2 billion in sales, the survey showed.
Maw Der Property Development Co (茂德機構) placed third with NT$65.3 billion in new projects that offer more than 3,000 apartment units, the online broker said, adding that most are in New Taipei City’s Sanchong (三重) and Wugu (五股) districts.
Presale house projects last year approached NT$2 trillion, and the top 10 players drove NT$600 billion, suggesting that they remained positive despite a slowdown in sales in the second half of last year, newhouse.591.com said.
The Fong-Yi Group (豐邑機構), a lesser known name focused mainly on on the Hsinchu and Taichung markets, placed fourth with NT$59.6 billion in presale projects, the survey showed.
Well-established brands I Sunny Co (愛山林建設), Huaku Development Co (華固建設) and Cathay Real Estate Development Co (國泰建設) remained major players, while Fu Yu Construction Co (富宇建設機構), Yun Hsin Construction Co (永信建設) and Hui Yu Architecture Co (惠宇建設) rounded out the top 10 list as property development increased in central and southern Taiwan during the past few years, newhouse.591.com said.
Developers plan to introduce more presale projects this year to land stock, although it is unknown how buyers might react to a ban on transfers of presale house purchase agreements, the online broker said.
The ban was passed by the legislature earlier this month, and the Ministry of the Interior is determining when the legislation should take effect.
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