China's real estate investment up 24.6% in Jan-Oct

China's total investment in the real estate sector rose 24.6% from a year earlier to RMB 2.3918 trillion in the first ten months, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The growth rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than that recorded in the Jan.-Sep. period this year. Of the total, investment in commercial residential housin