Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 5,423 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold at MOP25.69 billion in the first quarter of 2013 as per Stamp Duty record, down by 25% and 18% respectively quarter-to-quarter. Number of residential units totalled 3,585, a decrease of 958 units from the previous quarter; within these units, 1,491 were pre-sale units, sharing 42% of total. The average price of all residential units stood at MOP77,975 per square metre of usable area in the first quarter of 2013, up by 20% quarter-to-quarter on account of higher transaction volume share of pre-sale residential units. The average price of pre-sale residential units went up by 15% to MOP97,307 per square metre, of which the average price of those in the Macao Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane increased by 12%, 16% and 23%. The average price of existing residential units were relatively stable, reached MOP59,756, an increase of 5% in comparison to previous quarter. The price of those in the Macao Peninsula registered a 9% increase, while the price of those in Taipa and in Coloane decreased by 3% and 0.3% respectively. Meanwhile, pre-sale residential units were concentrated in NATAP (832) and in Coloane (412), the average price were MOP98,526 and MOP104,858. Transaction of existing residential units dominated in NATAP (346), in Baixa da Taipa (244) and Barra/Manduco (166) with the average price of MOP74,456, MOP61,469 and MOP48,972 per square metre respectively. Analysed by year of completion of the building, residential units with 11 to 20 years totalled 856 (including 194 in NATAP and 156 in Baixa da Taipa), the average price per square metre was MOP56,694, up by 9% quarter-to-quarter. The average price of 850 residential units with more than 20 years (128 in Barca and 89 in Areia Preta & Iao Hon) was MOP44,289, up by 13%. Those of 296 residential units with 5 or less years (117 in NATAP and 44 in Baixa da Taipa) rose by 5% to MOP86,078. As regards floor area of the unit, 2,103 residential units had an area of 50 to 99.9 square metres with average price per square metre increased by 18% to MOP78,432, while the average price of pre-sale residential units was MOP93,763 per square metre. The average price of 879 small residential units were less than 50 square metres, up by 21% to MOP59,468, were mainly existing residential units, with average price of MOP51,790 per square metre. The average price of office units was MOP63,511 per square metre in the first quarter of 2013, up by 33% quarter-to-quarter, mainly due to the 50% soar up in NAPE & Aterros da Baia da Praia Grande (MOP68,475). The average price of industrial units rosed by 12% to MOP28,606 per square metre. For the first quarter of 2013, a total of 3,288 units of real estate sale and purchase contracts and 3,887 units of residential mortgage contracts signed were made, down by 21% and 6% quarter-to-quarter, respectively. In the first quarter of 2013 of private sector construction, gross floor area of the new buildings totalled 34,261 square metres, down by 64% quarter-to-quarter, providing 154 units (143 residential units), 138 parking spaces for cars and 40 parking spaces for motorcycles upon completion. Gross floor area of buildings completed soared up by 46 times quarter-to-quarter to 398,676 square metres, altogether providing 273 units (223 residential units).
