percent on average in December compared with a year earlier, according to official statistics. According to official statistics , house prices in a survey of China 's 70 biggest cities were up by 30 % in December , compared to the previous month . In addition to this , on a national level , prices increased 1.6 % YoY for the third month in a row . While this increase in property prices could point to a path to recovery for Chinese property , growth failed to come from all areas , with a divide seen between bigger cities in coastal areas and their smaller inland counterparts . Slowing income levels in some regions , due to the large supply of unsold houses , also indicated that the market has not yet fully recovered .
According to official statistics , house prices in a survey of China 's 70 biggest cities were up by 30 % in December , compared to the previous month . In addition to this , on a national level , prices increased 1.6 % YoY for the third month in a row . While this increase in property prices could point to a path to recovery for Chinese property , growth failed to come from all areas , with a divide seen between bigger cities in coastal areas and their smaller inland counterparts . Slowing income levels in some regions , due to the large supply of unsold houses , also indicated that the market has not yet fully recovered .