China - sales of new homes in bellwether megacity +64% in March

The South China Morning Post says Chongqing is "the barometer of China's national market".

• China's largest market in terms of area of residential apartments sold. It is also indicative of the overall China market, with the country's other coastal cities generally moving ahead of the national cycle

Sales of new homes in the city +64.3 per cent in March

More here (a few caveats but overall a piece with a positive outlook)