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According to the municipal figures published by SPA on 15 October, its urban development agency completed more than 8,077 transactions and services overall.","The period also produced 1,510 surveying reports and 186 geospatial maps or sheets. These count different administrative outputs, rather than completed buildings, home sales or construction spending. 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