房地产行业周报：春节楼市走势平稳，重申关注香港地产

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Positive" investment rating for the real estate industry [7] Core Insights - The report highlights a divergence from market expectations regarding the recent stabilization in property prices and listing volumes in core cities, suggesting that further observation is necessary before concluding a cyclical turning point [2][3] - It emphasizes that the government's policy direction remains focused on risk prevention, safeguarding livelihoods, and reducing financialization in the real estate sector, despite market anticipations for a major policy shift [3] - The report identifies key events, particularly the strong performance of Hong Kong property stocks, driven by a bottoming out of the Hong Kong real estate market and supportive factors such as rental yields exceeding mortgage costs [4] Summary by Sections Market Performance - The Hong Kong property index has outperformed the Hang Seng Index, while the A-share real estate sector experienced a weekly decline of 0.69% [14][19] - Individual stock performance shows notable gains, with 京能置业 (Jingneng Real Estate) rising by 14.44% [20] Second-hand Housing Weekly Tracking - National listing prices in 85 cities have shown a slight week-on-week increase of 0.1%, with a recovery in the number of cities experiencing price rebounds [25] - The listing volume has decreased by 0.22% week-on-week, but the rate of decline has narrowed [29] - During the Spring Festival, the average daily transaction volume in 16 cities increased by 23% year-on-year, with significant growth in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen [36] New Housing Weekly Tracking - The average daily transaction volume for new homes during the Spring Festival saw a year-on-year decline of 48.66%, with only 青岛 (Qingdao) and 济南 (Jinan) reporting increases of 148.17% and 9.84%, respectively [54] - The total inventory of new homes has slightly decreased, with a week-on-week decline of 0.1% [56]