Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the real estate industry [1] Core Insights - The report highlights that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is committed to stabilizing the real estate market, with new policies being introduced in Hainan and Guangdong to facilitate the conversion of commercial loans to provident fund loans [9][16] - The report notes a decline in both new and second-hand housing transactions, with first-hand housing transactions down by 40.8% year-on-year and second-hand housing transactions down by 13.7% year-on-year [7][36] - The report emphasizes the importance of financially stable leading real estate companies, suggesting that investors focus on firms like Yuexiu Property, China Merchants Shekou, Poly Developments, and others that can effectively respond to market fluctuations [9] Summary by Sections 1. Weekly Market Review - The real estate index increased by 0.29%, while the CSI 300 index rose by 1.54%, indicating underperformance of the real estate sector compared to the broader market [6][14] 2. Industry Fundamentals - In the week of June 27 to July 3, a total of 39,921 first-hand homes were sold across 38 key cities, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 40.8% and a month-on-month increase of 3.1% [7][22] - The total area sold was 4.553 million square meters, with a year-on-year decrease of 33.3% and a month-on-month increase of 21% [7][22] - For second-hand homes, 18,203 units were sold, down 13.7% year-on-year and 10.9% month-on-month, with a total area of 178.6 million square meters sold [36][47] 3. Company Announcements - Poly Developments reported a signed area of 152.33 million square meters in June 2025, a decrease of 26.20% year-on-year, with a total signed amount of 290.11 billion yuan, down 30.95% [20][21] - China Merchants Shekou and Yuexiu Property also reported declines in their sales figures for June 2025, with year-on-year decreases of approximately 29.4% and 39.7% respectively [20][21]