China's home prices continued to fall in February, remaining a sore spot for the world's second-largest economy.

Home prices in China's 70 biggest cities fell 0.28% in February from the prior month, compared with a 0.37% drop in January, according to calculations by The Wall Street Journal based on data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

Of the 70 cities, 53 reported a month-on-month decline, down from 62 cities in January.

On year, home prices in the 70 cities declined 3.5% in February, widening from January's 3.3% fall. Of this, 65 cities reported year-over-year price declines, the same as in January.


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