China's housing market remained generally stable in July, with slower month-on-month growth in home prices in major cities, official data showed Friday.
New home prices in four first-tier cities -- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen -- rose by 0.5 percent month on month in July, down 0.1 percentage points from a month earlier, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
On a monthly basis, new home prices edged up 0.5 percent in 31 second-tier cities, and rose 0.8 percent in 35 third-tier cities. Enditem
