China's first-tier cities report rise in home prices in May-Xinhua

China's first-tier cities report rise in home prices in May

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-06-16 11:46:00

This photo taken on May 3, 2026 shows the city skyline of Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Home prices in China's first-tier cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, increased month on month in May, official data showed Tuesday.

New home prices in the four first-tier cities edged up 0.2 percent month on month in May, with the pace of growth widening by 0.1 percentage points from April, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Specifically, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen saw new home prices rise 0.2 percent, 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, while Beijing reported a 0.2-percent decline.

New home prices in second-tier cities dropped 0.1 percent month on month, unchanged from the previous month, while those in third-tier cities fell 0.4 percent, 0.1 percentage points higher than in April, according to the NBS.

Among the 70 large and medium-sized cities surveyed, 16 cities reported month-on-month increases in new home prices, two more than in April, the NBS said.