BEIJING - Property investment in China fell 8.5 percent in the first seven months from the same period a year earlier, after sliding 7.9 percent in January-June, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. Property sales by floor area in China declined 6.5 percent in January-July from a year earlier, compared with a 5.3- percent fall in the first six months, official data showed on Tuesday, amid still-weak demand and a deepening debt crisis. READ: China June property sales fall at fastest clip this year New construction starts measured by floor area fell 24.5 percent year-on-year, after a 24.3- percent drop in the first six months. Funds rai...Keep on reading: China’s Jan-July property investment down 8.5% y/y