(Yicai Global) Oct. 10 -- China Vanke, one of China's biggest property developers, sold almost CNY49.3 billion (USD6.9 billion) worth of real estate in September.

The figure was up 9.6 percent from both August and September 2018, the firm said in a statement. It sold some 3.2 million square meters of property last month, up 15.9 percent on the month and 5.9 percent on the year.

Its sales for the first nine months totaled CNY475.6 billion (USD66.9 billion) and 30.6 million square meters, rising 10.2 percent and 5.5 percent from the same period a year earlier.