Macau News Agency. By Aries Un. 21 August 2025.
The Macau General Association of Real Estate, Macau’s biggest property group has called for solid action across various fronts to address a sagging housing market whose value has fallen by over 40 per cent since the 2018 height.
The group urged the government to take action in four areas: down payments, taxation, interest subsidies, and talent recruitment.
Their recommended measures to reduce homeownership costs and boost market confidence: instead of the existing 30 percent down payment requirement, the group suggests that it be lowered to 15 per cent.
To reintroduce the 4 percent interest subsidy to ease mortgage burdens.
Other recommendations include encouraging property upgrades, making it easier for homeowners to switch homes.
Emphasis to be placed on talent attraction, with residence rights proposed for high-calibre professionals— either highly educated or with high net worth. They called on the government to launch a ‘buy to live’ programme, under which investors with a MOP 20 million portfolio of investment should be granted the residency right.
Property group urges concrete action as home values plunge 40 pct since 2018 | Macau Business
