The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam (BDCB) published Brunei Darussalam’s Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) for the third quarter of 2025, reporting further declines in private residential property prices. Compiled from bank-sourced data with the Ministry of Development’s Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry, the RPPI fell to 88.7 (Q1 2015 = 100), down 5.2% year on year and 8.1% quarter on quarter. Mortgage data showed 187 private residential property transactions in Q3 2025, up 28.1% from Q2 2025 and 39.6% from Q3 2024; detached houses accounted for 66.8% of transactions, followed by terrace houses (17.7%), semi-detached houses (9.1%), apartments (5.9%) and land (0.5%). The overall median purchase price was BND230,000, down 9.6% quarter on quarter and 7.9% year on year, with median prices of BND240,000 for detached houses, BND195,000 for semi-detached and terrace houses, BND250,000 for apartments and BND70,000 for land. Most purchases were in Brunei-Muara (152), followed by Tutong (21) and Belait (14), with none recorded in Temburong. BDCB noted the published index and statistics are general information and pointed readers to its methodology technical notes and updated RPPI statistics for further detail.
Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam 2025-12-12
Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam publishes Q3 2025 Residential Property Price Index showing 5.2% annual decline
The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam released the Residential Property Price Index for Q3 2025, showing a 5.2% year-on-year and 8.1% quarter-on-quarter decline in private residential property prices. Mortgage data indicated a 28.1% increase in transactions from Q2 2025, with detached houses comprising 66.8% of sales. The median purchase price fell to BND230,000, with most transactions occurring in Brunei-Muara.