ZHONGTAI SECURITIES·2025-10-19 12:24Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the real estate industry [1] Core Views - The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is promoting new urban renewal initiatives, leading to a significant increase in sales on a month-over-month basis despite a year-over-year decline [6] - The report highlights that while sales remain down year-over-year, the recent policies are expected to stabilize the market and improve the performance of financially sound real estate companies [6] Summary by Sections Weekly Market Review - The Shenwan Real Estate Index fell by 2.35%, while the CSI 300 Index decreased by 2.22%, indicating underperformance of the sector compared to the broader market [3][11] Industry Fundamentals - For the week of October 10-16, 38 tracked cities saw a total of 27,488 new homes sold, a year-over-year decline of 19.1% but a month-over-month increase of 257.2% [4][20] - The total transaction area for new homes was 2.804 million square meters, with a year-over-year decrease of 23.3% and a month-over-month increase of 281.4% [4][20] - In the same week, 16 tracked cities recorded 20,896 second-hand homes sold, down 16% year-over-year but up 459.8% month-over-month [35][38] Land Market Supply and Transactions - Land supply for the week was 1,426.4 million square meters, a year-over-year decrease of 70.1%, with an average price of 1,659 yuan per square meter, down 3.9% year-over-year [5] - Land transactions totaled 1,707 million square meters, with a year-over-year increase of 19.4% and a transaction value of 25.88 billion yuan, down 36.3% year-over-year [5] Financing Analysis - Real estate companies issued a total of 5.49 billion yuan in credit bonds, reflecting a year-over-year decrease of 35.64% but a month-over-month increase of 1,272.5% [5] Investment Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on financially stable leading real estate companies such as Yuexiu Property, China Merchants Shekou, Poly Developments, and others, which are expected to effectively navigate market fluctuations [6] - Property management companies are also anticipated to benefit from performance and valuation recovery as market demand rebounds [6]