The Chinese property market showed further signs of weakening in July, with real estate investment slowing and sales falling sharply despite efforts by many local governments to support the troubled sector, Reuters reported, citing property analysts. Housing sales skidded 16.3% in July compared with a year ago in terms of floor space. New construction fell 12.8% in January-July as developers tried to clear huge inventories of unsold homes but have failed to attract many buyers, who expect further price declines. Analysts said the unwinding of property controls would lend some support to the market in coming months but a greater concern would be whether authorities made credit more readily available to borrowers.
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