Morgan Stanley(US:MS) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-12-04 17:26Core Viewpoint - The Chinese real estate market is facing unprecedented challenges, with a significant decline in sales area and revenue, necessitating a fiscal stimulus equivalent to 4-5% of GDP to halt the downward spiral [1][3]. Group 1: Current Market Challenges - The real estate market is troubled by three main issues: ongoing debt pressure on developers, with total debt exceeding 30 trillion yuan and 6.8 trillion yuan due within the year [3]; low buyer confidence, with only 16.3% of residents expecting price increases, a ten-year low [3]; and a cooling land market, with land transfer fees in 300 cities down 23% year-on-year, impacting local finances [3]. Group 2: Proposed Policy Measures - Morgan Stanley's report suggests a combination of policies to reverse market expectations, including at least 2 trillion yuan in special loans from policy banks to support "guaranteed delivery" and reasonable financing needs of developers [5]; and interest subsidy policies for homebuyers, recommending first-home loan rates below 3% and second-home rates under 4%, with an expected subsidy scale of 800 billion to 1 trillion yuan [6]. Group 3: Historical Context and Lessons - Historical examples indicate the importance of timely and sufficient policy intervention, such as the U.S. TARP program during the 2008 financial crisis, which was 700 billion USD and stabilized the real estate market [6]; and China's previous successful measures in 2014-2015, which included interest rate cuts and lower down payment ratios [6]. Group 4: Challenges to Implementation - Implementing large-scale interest subsidy policies may face three challenges: fiscal sustainability, with the broad fiscal deficit rate reaching 7% in 2023 [6]; the capacity of the banking system, as net interest margins have narrowed to a historical low of 1.7% [6]; and the sustainability of policy effects to avoid repeating cycles of "stimulus-bubble-regulation" [6]. Group 5: Recommendations for Policy Design - Experts recommend focusing on three key points in policy design: precise targeting to support first-time and improvement demand [8]; establishing a market-based risk-sharing mechanism to avoid moral hazards [8]; and aligning with long-term institutional reforms, including pilot real estate taxes and a dual rental-purchase system [8]. Group 6: Macro Perspective - The real estate regulation faces a "trilemma" of preventing systemic risks, maintaining market stability, and promoting development model transformation, requiring a balance between short-term growth and long-term structural adjustments [10]. Morgan Stanley emphasizes that China has sufficient policy space and tools, with the next few months being critical for observing policy direction [10].