“Structured by the “good houses” strategy, four residential land plots with a floor area ratio (FAR) below 2.0 were sold in 1H/2025, hitting a four-year high. Thus, more quality low-density houses are expected to launch in the next few years.”

CARLBY XIE, SAVILLS RESEARCH



Transactions pick up

• Guangzhou lowered five-year housing provident loan rates for first-home and second-home purchasers to 2.6% and 3.075% respectively.

• Guangzhou planned to fully remove the restrictions on purchase, sale and pricing, and allow the housing provident fund for down payment.

• As of end-Q2/2025, the quarterly supply volume of Guangzhou’s first-hand residential market increased by 78.9% QoQ and 8.1% YoY to 1.34 million sqm.

• As of end-Q2/2025, the citywide quarterly transaction volume increased to 1.62 million sqm, up 35.8% QoQ and 5.6 YoY.

• Guangzhou’s first-hand residential sales prices structurally increased by 18.4% QoQ to an average of RMB44,494 psm by end-Q2/2025.

• Several prime residential properties that have attracted market attention since acquisition are said to launch in 2H/2025, injecting more choices for buyers with upgrade demand.