Source: CCTV.com

05-05-2009 13:33

Now let's turn to the real estate market. Sales surged in April, as did the average size of new homes, and average prices in major cities.

Nearly 15-thousand apartments were sold in Beijing in April, up by nearly one-fifth compared to March.

Sales surged in April, as did the average size of new homes,  and average prices in major cities.

The average size of apartments sold is 109 square meters, and this is the fourth month in a row the average size has increased. In Shanghai, sales in April rose by 20 percent over March. And in Shenzhen, the average price of new houses in April was more than 12-thousand yuan per square meter, up by 12 percent on March, and up 3.2 percent year on year.

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Editor:Qin Yongjing