房地产行业2025年10月统计局数据点评：受高基数以及政策效果减弱影响，单月销售降幅扩大，今年以来投资降幅持续扩大

Investment Rating - The report rates the real estate industry as "Outperform the Market" [1] Core Views - The report highlights that the real estate sector is facing significant challenges, with monthly sales and investment declines continuing to expand due to high base effects and weakening policy impacts [3][6] - It emphasizes that the market confidence remains insufficient, influenced by income and employment expectations, which have not fundamentally changed [6] - The report anticipates a continued pressure on the real estate market, with expectations of a 9% decline in sales area and a 12% decline in sales amount for 2025 [6] Summary by Sections 1. Property Sales - In October, the sales area reached 61.47 million square meters, a year-on-year decline of 18.8%, marking the lowest level since 2009 [6][7] - The sales amount was 597.7 billion yuan, down 24.3% year-on-year, with residential sales area declining by 19.6% and sales amount down 24.6% [6][12] - The average selling price of commercial housing was 9,723 yuan per square meter, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8% [6][9] - Cumulatively, from January to October, the sales area decreased by 6.8% and the sales amount by 9.6% [6] 2. Residential Inventory - The broad inventory of residential properties stood at 1.55 billion square meters, with a year-on-year decrease of 16.8% [6] - The current housing inventory was approximately 396 million square meters, with a year-on-year increase of 5.4% [6] 3. Real Estate Development Investment - In October, the development investment amounted to 585.7 billion yuan, down 23.0% year-on-year, marking the largest monthly decline since December 2022 [6][10] - The new construction area was 36.62 million square meters, a year-on-year decline of 29.5% [6][17] - Cumulatively, from January to October, the development investment decreased by 14.7% [6] 4. Developer Financing - In October, the funds available to developers decreased by 21.9% year-on-year, with sales receipts and external financing both weakening [6][20] - The funds from sales were 306.9 billion yuan, down 27.5% year-on-year [6][22] - The report indicates that the market may continue to face pressure due to weak sales and investment trends [6] 5. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on three main lines: stable fundamentals in core cities, "small but beautiful" developers with significant breakthroughs, and commercial real estate companies exploring new consumption scenarios [6]