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Home prices continue to rise

China's housing market continued to warm in February, with more than half of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices. Of the 70 large- and medium-sized cities surveyed in February, new home prices climbed month-on-month in 47, up from 38 the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Meanwhile, 15 reported month-on-month price declines, down from 24 in January, according to NBS data.

PBOC pumps more money into market