The Completion of Real Estate Investment
From January to August, the national real estate development investment was 9,080.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4 percent; among them, the residential investment was 6,887.8 billion yuan, down 6.9 percent.
Sales of Commercial Buildings
From January to August, the sales area of commercial housing was 878.9 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 23.0 percent, of which the residential sales area decreased by 26.8 percent. The sales of commercial housing was 8,587 billion yuan, down 27.9 percent, of which residential sales decreased by 30.3 percent.