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Property sales decline slows in April, investment slump deepens

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Real estate investment remains in freefall, even as home sales are slowly finding a floor. According to the stats bureau’s (NBS) April data on the property sector, published on May 18:

New home sales by floor space fell 9.9% y/y, a slight improvement on March’s 10.3% drop marking the sixth straight...