en.Wedoany.com Reported - China's National Bureau of Statistics released the national real estate market performance data for January to April on May 18, 2026. The data shows that national real estate development investment from January to April totaled 2,396.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 13.7%, of which residential investment was 1,846.4 billion yuan, down 13.1%.
In terms of construction and completion, the floor space under construction by real estate development enterprises from January to April was 5,451.16 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 12.1%, of which residential floor space under construction was 3,780.05 million square meters, down 12.5%. The floor space of new construction starts was 139.00 million square meters, down 22.0%, of which residential new construction starts were 100.57 million square meters, down 23.6%. The floor space of completed buildings was 118.86 million square meters, down 24.0%, of which completed residential floor space was 84.73 million square meters, down 25.8%.
Sales-side data shows that the floor space of newly built commercial housing sold from January to April was 252.58 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 10.2%, with the decline narrowing by 0.2 percentage points compared to January-March; among this, residential floor space sold decreased by 12.2%. The sales value of newly built commercial housing was 2,300.0 billion yuan, down 14.6%, with the decline narrowing by 2.1 percentage points; among this, residential sales value decreased by 15.7%. At the end of April, the floor space of commercial housing waiting for sale was 778.01 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%, of which the area waiting for sale for less than 3 years was 579.03 million square meters, down 2.6%.
In terms of funding, funds received by real estate development enterprises from January to April amounted to 2,669.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 18.4%. Among this, domestic loans were 419.9 billion yuan, down 25.9%; self-raised funds were 983.8 billion yuan, down 10.5%; deposits and advance receipts were 797.5 billion yuan, down 17.6%; and individual mortgage loans were 308.7 billion yuan, down 31.7%.
By region, completed real estate development investment in the eastern region was 1,455.0 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 14.0%; investment in the central region was 480.3 billion yuan, down 14.0%; investment in the western region was 432.0 billion yuan, down 11.5%; and investment in the northeastern region was 29.6 billion yuan, down 28.1%.
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