上半年二手房交易量同比增长，商品房待售面积连续4个月减少

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the articles indicates that the real estate market in China is showing signs of improvement, with a narrowing decline in both sales volume and sales value compared to previous periods [1][2][3] - In the first half of the year, the sales area of new commercial housing reached 45,851 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%, but the decline has narrowed by 15.5 percentage points compared to the same period last year [1] - The sales value of new commercial housing was 44,241 billion yuan, down 5.5%, with the decline narrowing by 19.5 percentage points year-on-year [1] Group 2 - The number of cities with rising new residential sales prices increased to 14 in June, with Shanghai and Changsha showing the largest month-on-month increases of 0.4% [1] - The average sales prices of new residential properties in first, second, and third-tier cities fell by 1.4%, 3.0%, and 4.6% year-on-year, respectively, but the declines were smaller than in previous months [2] - Real estate companies are progressing in debt reduction, with funds in place for real estate development down 6.2% year-on-year, but the decline has narrowed significantly compared to last year [2] Group 3 - The inventory of unsold commercial housing decreased to 76,948 million square meters by the end of June, marking a reduction of 479 million square meters from the end of May [2] - Core cities are continuing to optimize real estate policies, including adjustments to housing fund loan policies to better meet the reasonable housing needs of buyers [3] - It is expected that local governments will actively implement policies to stimulate the real estate market in the second half of the year [3]