** Shares of CIFI Holdings 0884.HK lead a rally in Hong
Kong-listed Chinese property developers, surging 11.3% to
HK$0.89
** Stock to mark its biggest daily pct rise since Aug. 22 if
gains hold
** New home prices in China fell for the third straight
month in September as a mortgage boycott across the country and
a slowing economy discouraged potential home buyers, a survey by
China Index Academy (CIA) showed on Saturday urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N312037
** In the fourth quarter, local governments can be expected
to further implement measures to shore up their respective
markets while continuing to guard against speculative purchases,
said Cao Jingjing, an analyst from CIA - one of China's largest
independent real estate research firms
** Shares of rivals Agile Group 3383.HK , Longfor
0960.HK , Hopson Development 0754.HK , Country Garden
2007.HK , KWG Group 1813.HK , China Vanke 2202.HK , Ronshine
China 3301.HK and China Overseas Land 0688.HK jump between
3.7% and 9.2%
** Shares of Chinese property services firms jump, with
Country Garden Services 6098.HK , Sunac Services 1516.HK ,
Cifi Ever Sunshine Services 1995.HK and Shimao Services
0873.HK up between 5.4% and 12.8%
** The Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI surges
as much as 6.3% - set to mark best day since Sept 9 if gains
hold
** The Hang Seng Composite Index on properties and
construction stocks .HSCIPC rises 2.1%, while the Hang Seng
Index .HSI slips 0.1%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))