Rent hikes hits four-year low, but tenants feel no relief
Rent hikes hits four-year low, but tenants feel no relief
2026-06-16
Many young people feel hopeless in the face of Taiwan’s steep property prices and high rents. The latest DGBAS statistics show that growth in rent prices has stayed below 2% over the past five months, and even slipped to a four-year low of 1.76% in May. It seems like rental pressures are easing, but does this translate to actual relief for tenants? One young professional who has been renting in Taipei’s Wanhua District for nearly a decade said he doesn’t dare sign a new contract with his landlord out of fear they’ll raise the rent.
Omo
Renter
I came to Taipei after starting college, and I’m 30 now. Before I settled in my current apartment, I moved basically once a year.
From college to now, Omo has had nearly a decade of experience renting in Taipei. He’s currently in a second-floor apartment near Wanhua Station with three bedrooms, a living room, and one bath for NT$25,000 a month. It’s convenient living near two rail lines with a bus stop 30 seconds from his door.
Omo
Renter
This place is a little bigger than where I lived before and the transport is more convenient. So even though it’s a little more expensive, I think it’s worth it.
According to DGBAS statistics, rents have grown at an average annual rate of less than 2% over the past five months. In May, it reached a four-year low of 1.76%. But to renters, it hasn’t made much of a difference.
Omo
Renter
I haven’t noticed. I have a fixed contract now. If I were to feel the effects of this trend, I’d have to sign a new contract, but there’s no way I’d renegotiate now. If I approached my landlord and said I wanted to sign a new lease, I highly doubt the rent would drop. So unless I had to move to a new place, this market cooldown doesn’t really affect me.
Tseng Ching-te
Real-estate researcher
Rental increases have already plateaued. It’s not like in the past two or three years, which was driven by inflation and rising real-estate prices, which in turn led to relatively dramatic rent hikes.
As salaries fail to keep pace with housing prices, experts recommend easing the financial burden by applying for government rental subsidies. Although rental hikes are finally subsiding, most tenants are still waiting to see any real relief in their bank accounts.
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租金指數創4年新低! 官方數據降溫 租屋族吐心聲:無感
2026-06-16
台灣高房價、高租金讓許多年輕人望房興嘆，即便主計總處最新統計顯示，租金指數年增率已經連續五個月跌破2%，五月份更降到1.76%，創四年來新低，看似顯示租金漲勢趨緩，但對於租屋族來說，真的有感嗎？在台北萬華租屋近十年的青年就透露，他現在根本不敢跟房東重新簽約，就怕一開口反而被漲價。
[[租屋族 Omo]]
“我從大學之後開始來台北，然後現在30歲，那住到我現在目前這個租屋處之前，我都是平均都是一年搬一次家。”
從大一開始至今，有長達近10年租屋經驗的Omo，現在住在萬華車站附近，一處二樓公寓，三房一廳一衛浴，月租2.5萬，以雙鐵共構、從家門走路30秒就有公車站來說，客觀條件很不錯。
[[租屋族 Omo]]
“租的這個地方比以前住的地方，空間再大一點，那交通也再方便一點，所以就算金額有高一點點，但是我覺得相對來講。”
根據主計總處最新統計，租金指數年增率，已連續5個月跌破2%，5月更是降到1.76%，創下4年來新低，但對租屋族來說，感受恐怕不明顯。
[[租屋族 Omo]]
“我沒有感覺耶。我現在的合約是固定的，那如果我要感受到這個東西的話，我勢必要換一張新約，可是我不敢去動它，如果我再去重新跟房東講，要求說我要重簽一張重新的合約，我不覺得租金會降，所以對我來說，除非我真的要換一個新的地方，不然租金有趨緩這件事情，對我來說其實沒有明顯的感受。”
[[不動產企研室專案經理 曾敬德]]
“漲幅就大概已經是趨於這個比較平緩，沒有再像過去兩三年一樣，它可能受到通膨啊，受到因為房價上漲的一些帶動啊，連帶的一個租金的走勢是比較強勁的。”
專家建議，在薪水追不上房價的過渡期，可積極尋求租金補貼，多少減輕負擔，即便租金指數正在踩煞車，但現實生活中的無殼蝸牛，多數仍嗅不到降價風向。
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