Ban placed on property sales

Xiongxian county has halted all real estate sales and police will take measures against anyone ignoring the sales ban, local officials said on Sunday.

Xie Keqing, the deputy county magistrate, told real estate developers and agencies in an emergency meeting on Sunday that the government is shutting down all real estate sales offices in the county, National Business Daily reported.

The government has posted people at real estate sites and set up patrols, halting all possible real estate transactions, the report said.