Real estate sales and loans

In the fourth quarter of 2010, nationwide real estate unit sales agreements totalled 231,162, down -3.3 per cent over the same period for the previous year. Of these, 214,105 (92.6 per cent) concerned homes and appurtenances and 15,204 (6.6 per cent) real estate units for business purposes.

In relation to type of use, sales of residential properties fell by -3.1 per cent, whereas sales of properties for business use fell by -4.2 per cent.