China's housing market continued to warm in January, with more than half of the major cities surveyed reporting month-on-month increases in new home prices.
Of 70 large- and medium-sized cities surveyed last month, new home prices climbed in 38 of them, compared with 39 the previous month.
Meanwhile, 24 reported month-on-month declines, down from 27 in December.
Prices for existing homes also warmed up last month, with 40 cities reporting higher month-on-month prices.