[China Index Research Institute: 5 real estate companies worth hundreds of billions and 40 real estate companies worth tens of billions from January to August] On August 31, China Index Research Institute recently released the "Analysis of Sales Performance of Chinese Real Estate Companies from January to August 2026". From January to August 2026, the total sales of 100 real estate companies was 2017.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3 percentage points higher than that from January to July. The property market is still in the off-season. Only core cities are still supported by the entry of high-quality projects into the market, and the decline in sales performance of key real estate companies has slightly expanded. Looking at specific companies, from January to August 2026, there were 5 real estate companies worth 100 billion yuan, the same as the same period last year; there were 40 real estate companies worth 10 billion yuan, 13 less than the same period last year.