Benefiting from the continued expansion of the AI and semiconductor industries, Nanke has added nearly 20,000 new jobs in five years, ranking first among the three major science parks in Taiwan, driving demand for surrounding housing.
AI demand drives TSMC to continue to expand its factories. Nanke has added nearly 20,000 new jobs in five years, ranking first among the three major science parks in Taiwan! The increase in scientific and technological talents has also accumulated housing demand in the surrounding housing market. Currently, the average price in the surrounding areas of Tainan's Nankeshanhua and Nanzi Parks are both at the prefix 4. However, as the housing market has cooled down, whether the tech population can continue to support housing prices remains a concern.
According to statistics from the National Science Council, the total employment population of Taiwan's three major science parks in September this year was 348,719, an increase of 49,776 compared with the same period in 2021, and a five-year growth of 16.7%. Among them, the employed population of Nanke exceeded 100,000, an increase of 18,869 people, ranking first among the three major parks.
TSMC continues to expand its factory, 1nm layout adds another topic
Observing the layout of TSMC in Taiwan, Hsinchu Baoshan Wafer Factory 20 mainly focuses on advanced processes such as 2nm, Taichung Wafer Factory 25 has a 1.4nm layout, and Kaohsiung Nanzi Wafer Factory 22 is an important 2nm production base. As new factories are put into operation one after another, they continue to drive the development of the upstream and downstream supply chains.
A new wave of industrial layout is also reported in Tainan. Wu Chengwen, chairman of the National Science Council, revealed that the government plans to develop a large-scale new science park in Tainan to prepare for the future 1-nanometer wafer factory. The Sharon Ecological Science Park is striving to complete the second phase of environmental impact assessment by mid-2027.
As the number of people employed in science and technology increases, the demand for housing around Nanke has attracted attention. The improvement of its proximity to the Nanke Tainan Park, combined with convenient commuting and existing living functions, attracts the tech crowd to buy homes. Take "Xinghua Garden" which is currently on sale as an example. It is planned to have 2 to 3 bedrooms, and the average price has reached 433,700 yuan.
Nanzi, Kaohsiung, has also benefited from the theme of TSMC's factory construction. The supply of new projects continues to increase, including "Farglory Yiliang" and "Farglory Pleiades". The average transaction price is about 430,000 to 446,000 yuan, and the highest transaction prices are all prefixed with 5.
Real estate expert Lai Zhichang pointed out that although credit controls have cooled down transactions around the science park, continued investment in the semiconductor industry will still help accumulate residential demand for self-occupation. Lai Zhichang reminded that the current attitude of buyers is cautious, and technological themes alone are no longer enough to fully drive sales. Home buyers pay more attention to location, living functions and product planning. Whether the housing market in southern Taiwan's technology clusters can maintain purchasing sentiment in the future still depends on actual housing demand and housing affordability.
