Construction of new homes and apartments in urban areas increased 26.2% on the year to 14,678 units in January to September, but housing construction in rural areas fell 7.3% to 13,877 units.
Of the total new homes and apartments built in the first nine months, 28,133 units were privately funded, while 422 units were financed from public funds.
In the third quarter of 2014 compared with the year-ago period, housing construction increased 12.7% to 10,973 units, the data showed.