According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to May, the national real estate development investment was 4.0632 trillion yuan, a decrease of 10.1% year-on-year. Among them, residential investment was 3.0824 trillion yuan, a decrease of 10.6%. From January to May, the construction area of ​​real estate development enterprises was 6.88896 billion square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 11.6%. Among them, the construction area of residential buildings was 4.81557 billion square meters, a decrease of 12.2%. The newly started construction area of ​​houses was 300.9 million square meters, a decrease of 24.2%. Among them, the newly started construction area of residential buildings was 21.76 million square meters, a decrease of 25.0%. The completed construction area of ​​houses was 222.45 million square meters, a decrease of 20.1%. Among them, the completed construction area of residential buildings was 161.99 million square meters, a decrease of 19.8%. In the first five months of the year, the sales area of newly built commodity housing was 366.42 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 20.3%, among which the sales area of residential housing decreased by 23.6%. The sales of newly built commodity housing were 356.65 billion yuan, down 27.9%, among which the sales of residential housing decreased by 30.5%.