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Because buyers are not purchasing the land itself, land-lease homes are usually priced about 30–40% lower than comparable freehold properties in the same location.
Under this scenario, Taoyuan would function as a northern spillover hub absorbing industry and population growth, Taichung would consolidate its role as a central Taiwan manufacturing and livability center, and Kaohsiung would emerge as a southern gateway tied to industrial upgrading and international connectivity.
Recent housing transaction data suggest that enthusiasm around so-called “TSMC concept housing” is easing in parts of northern Kaohsiung, particularly in the Kaohsiung University District (高雄大學特區), even as prices remain relatively firm.
House prices in Kaohsiung fell about 5.7% year-on-year in Q3 2025, reversing from double-digit growth in 2024 as demand softened.
Widened negotiation room in Kaohsiung could point to the market returning to fundamentals.
By Eryk Michael Smith / Staff Fengshan (Fongshan 鳳山) is Kaohsiung’s most populous district (approx. 360,000 residents, with an estimated…