Central China Real Estate (HKG:0832) recorded contracted sales and a gross floor area (GFA) of 520 million yuan and 81,082 square meters in July, down 16% and 8.1%, respectively, from a year prior, a Wednesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse said.

The property firm's average selling price stood at 6,426 yuan per square meter in the month, down 8.5% year over year.

From January to July, contracted sales fell 3% to 4.97 billion yuan, while GFA rose 3.5% to 788,978 square meters.