Investment Rating - The investment rating for the real estate industry is "Outperform" based on the analysis of major companies [35]. Core Insights - As of Q3 2025, only 19% of the 27 major cities show signs of stabilization in the real estate market, with transaction volumes indicating a split where second-hand homes outperform new homes [38][39]. - New and second-hand home prices continue to decline on a quarter-on-quarter basis, with new home prices seeing expanded declines in Q3 2025 after a period of narrowing declines since October 2024 [39][41]. - Inventory pressure remains significant, with over 80% of cities having new home clearance cycles exceeding 18 months, indicating a persistent supply-demand imbalance [38][41]. Summary by Sections 1. Transaction Decline and Lengthening Clearance - The real estate market is characterized by a decline in transaction volumes and an increase in clearance cycles, reflecting local policy differences and reliance on land finance [5][9]. 2. Price Trends in Q3 - New home prices experienced an expanded decline in Q3 2025, while second-hand home prices followed a similar trend, indicating a lack of sustained recovery [11][16]. - Despite some cities showing signs of price stabilization, the overall trend remains uncertain, with significant variations across different cities [12][20]. 3. Transaction Numbers and Recovery - The overall market shows weak recovery, with first-tier cities slightly outperforming second-tier cities, which continue to face negative growth in new home transactions [40][29]. - First-tier cities saw a 5% year-on-year increase in new home transactions by September, while second-tier cities maintained a -16% year-on-year decline [40][29]. 4. Weakened Demand and Rising Inventory Cycles - Demand has weakened, leading to rising inventory cycles, particularly in first-tier cities where clearance cycles have increased to 19.9-21.1 months [41][31]. - Second-tier cities face even higher inventory pressures, with clearance cycles reaching a three-year high of 24.8 months due to weak new home transactions and structural issues [41][31].

Investment Rating - The report assigns an "Accumulate" rating for the real estate industry [5]. Core Insights - The overall market in Q2 2025 shows weak transaction volumes, stable prices lacking trends, and increasing inventory with heightened de-stocking pressure [3]. - Only 19% of the 27 cities analyzed exhibit signs of market bottoming, indicating a general trend of "volume contraction, price stagnation, and inventory pressure" [12]. - The new housing market is experiencing a downturn, with first-tier cities showing a significant slowdown in sales growth, while the second-hand housing market demonstrates relative resilience but with increasing regional disparities [12][13]. Summary by Sections 1. Transaction Decline and Lengthening De-stocking - The report highlights that the real estate cycle varies significantly across cities due to localized policies and differing reliance on land finance [8]. - A comprehensive scoring model based on seven core indicators is used to assess the real estate cycle of each city, categorizing them into four stages: bottoming, rising, topping, and declining [8][9]. 2. Price Trends: Q2 New and Second-hand Housing Prices Decline - In Q2 2025, new housing prices experienced a slight decline after a period of stabilization, with 85% of cities unable to sustain price increases for more than two months [17]. - Second-hand housing prices also fell, with 78% of cities still in a downward trend by June [17][19]. 3. Transaction Volume: Weak Recovery and Increased Volatility - First-tier cities maintained an upward trend in new housing transactions until June, where a decline of 12% was noted [22]. - Second-tier cities saw a 15% year-on-year drop in new housing transactions in Q2, reflecting greater inventory pressure and declining buyer confidence [22][27]. 4. Demand Entering a Tug-of-War Phase Leading to Rising Inventory Cycles - The de-stocking cycle for first-tier cities increased to 20 months by June 2025, indicating intensified market supply-demand conflicts [29]. - Second-tier cities faced even longer de-stocking cycles, reaching 23 months, highlighting structural issues such as declining population attraction and excess land supply [29]. 5. Company Profit Forecasts - The report includes profit forecasts for key companies, with several companies rated as "Accumulate" based on their projected earnings per share (EPS) and price-to-earnings (PE) ratios [32].