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Home prices in top China cities stabilising in January

But nationwide rebound is unlikely in near term due to a massive overhang of unsold homes in lower-tier cities

Published Tue, Feb 17, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Hong Kong

    AVERAGE new home prices in China's major cities fell for the ninth straight month in January but showed some signs of stabilising in the top cities in a small sign that the worst may be over for the ailing property sector.

    Still, market watchers said that a nationwide rebound is unlikely in the near term due to a massive overhang of unsold homes - especially in the so-called "lower-tier" cities, where falls in new home prices accelerated last month.

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