On October 8, according to the China Index Research Institute, according to survey data from the 100 Cities Price Index of the China Real Estate Index system on the new construction and second-hand housing sales markets in 100 cities and the rental market in 50 cities, in September 2026, the average price of newly built homes in 100 cities across the country was 17,285 yuan/square meter, up 0.17% from the previous month. Looking at the number of rising and falling cities, 25 cities rose month-on-month, 66 cities fell month-on-month, and 9 cities remained flat month-on-month. On a year-on-year basis, the average price of newly built homes in 100 cities across the country rose 2.12% year on year. The average price of second-hand housing was 12,452 yuan/square meter, down 0.60% from the previous month, an increase of 0.15 percentage points over the previous month. Looking at the number of rising and falling cities, 3 cities rose month-on-month, and 97 cities fell month-on-month; Shanghai changed from decline to increase, rising 0.11% this month. On a year-on-year basis, the average price of second-hand housing in 100 cities across the country fell 6.94% year on year. The average residential rent in 50 cities across the country was 33.97 yuan/square meter/month, down 0.17% from month to month; judging from the number of rising and falling cities, 9 cities rose month-on-month, 39 cities fell month-on-month, and 2 cities remained flat month-on-month. On a year-on-year basis, average residential rents in 50 cities across the country fell by 2.23%.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
On October 8, according to the China Index Research Institute, according to survey data from the 100 Cities Price Index of the China Real Estate Index system on the new construction and second-hand housing sales markets in 100 cities and the rental market in 50 cities, in September 2026, the average price of newly built homes in 100 cities across the country was 17,285 yuan/square meter, up 0.17% from the previous month. Looking at the number of rising and falling cities, 25 cities rose month-on-month, 66 cities fell month-on-month, and 9 cities remained flat month-on-month. On a year-on-year basis, the average price of newly built homes in 100 cities across the country rose 2.12% year on year. The average price of second-hand housing was 12,452 yuan/square meter, down 0.60% from the previous month, an increase of 0.15 percentage points over the previous month. Looking at the number of rising and falling cities, 3 cities rose month-on-month, and 97 cities fell month-on-month; Shanghai changed from decline to increase, rising 0.11% this month. On a year-on-year basis, the average price of second-hand housing in 100 cities across the country fell 6.94% year on year. The average residential rent in 50 cities across the country was 33.97 yuan/square meter/month, down 0.17% from month to month; judging from the number of rising and falling cities, 9 cities rose month-on-month, 39 cities fell month-on-month, and 2 cities remained flat month-on-month. On a year-on-year basis, average residential rents in 50 cities across the country fell by 2.23%.