1. Xinhua Commentary: The new real estate policies are being implemented effectively and in an orderly manner, promoting stable and healthy market development.
2. The central government introduced a systematic new real estate policy at the end of August; secondhand home sales reached 549 million square meters in the first eight months.
3. Beijing's new commercial housing sales reached 6.688 million square meters in the first eight months, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%.
4. Colliers: Interest rate hikes were within market expectations; they maintain their forecast of 8% to 10% growth in Hong Kong residential property prices for the whole year.
5. Guangzhou Huadu Xinhua Fang opens: Many owners are voluntarily renovating dilapidated properties; the owner signing rate reaches 100%.
6. Chongqing Public Housing Company promotes the quality improvement of public rental housing, completing the installation of 1,222 elevator air curtain machines.
7. The first residential land transaction in Hangzhou's main urban area after the "828 New Policy" was completed, sold at a premium of 6.22%.
8. US mortgage rates rise to 6.97%, a new high in over a year.
9. Confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell to a one-year low, with high borrowing costs continuing to weigh on the housing market.
