A visitor (left) looks at a property model at the 2019 China (Shenzhen) International Real Estate Expo in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Aug 19. [Photo provided to China Daily]

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in property development rose 10.9 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.