Changjiang Securities·2025-10-19 14:45Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Positive" investment rating for the real estate sector [12]. Core Insights - Although a cycle reversal requires time and conditions, the new housing market presents structural opportunities under the dual logic of price recovery and product iteration, providing alpha for certain quality real estate companies [3][10]. - Historical experiences indicate that quality real estate stocks tend to bottom out much earlier than the overall cycle, with trend-based increases dependent on a cycle reversal [10]. - Despite ongoing pressure on overall housing prices, the cumulative decline has limits, and the pre-loss of old inventory for real estate companies is not entirely unpredictable, especially for firms in higher-tier cities [10]. - In a structural market, the de-stocking and profitability of newly acquired land reserves by real estate companies in recent years are relatively secure, indicating reliable value creation capabilities [10]. - Some quality real estate companies are not solely focused on development but also have stable cash flow businesses such as property management and self-holding, which provide operational resilience [10]. Market Performance - The Yangtze River Real Estate Index decreased by 2.69% this week, with an excess return of -0.47% relative to the CSI 300, ranking 18th out of 32 industries [7][15]. - Year-to-date, the Yangtze River Real Estate Index has increased by 12.92%, with an excess return of -1.80% compared to the CSI 300, ranking 17th out of 32 [7][15]. Policy Updates - Hefei has extended its home purchase subsidy for one year, allowing buyers to apply for a 2% subsidy on the total price of newly purchased homes [8][17]. - Hainan has released a draft for the management of affordable housing, setting sales prices based on the previous year's housing price-to-income ratio [8][17]. Sales Data - In the past week, new home transaction volumes in 37 cities showed a rolling year-on-year decline of 28.5%, while second-hand home transactions in 17 cities decreased by 9.5% [9][18]. - As of October 17, new home transaction volumes in 37 cities for the month showed a year-on-year decline of 31.7%, and second-hand home transactions decreased by 18.4% [9][18].