Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Overweight" for both Real Estate Development and Real Estate Services [6]. Core Insights - The U.S. housing market is experiencing a mixed performance between new and existing homes, with new home sales showing improvement while existing home sales continue to decline [1][2]. - Housing affordability remains low, and the recovery of the U.S. housing market faces uncertainties due to high prices and interest rates [1][4]. - The inventory of existing homes has increased, alleviating some pressure, but this has not led to a decrease in home prices [1][3]. Summary by Sections New Home Sales - In April, new home sales reached 62,000 units, with year-on-year growth of 10.9% and month-on-month growth of 3.3% [2]. - The median price for new homes was $407,000, showing a year-on-year decrease of 2.0% but a month-on-month increase of 0.9% [3]. Existing Home Sales - Existing home sales totaled 333,000 units in April, reflecting a decline of 2.4% year-on-year and a slight decrease of 0.5% month-on-month [2]. - The existing home sales contract index was 71.3, down 6.3% month-on-month, indicating ongoing challenges in the market [2]. Inventory and Prices - As of April, the inventory of new homes was 497,000 units, and existing homes stood at 1,450,000 units, representing increases of 3.1% and 27.2% respectively compared to the end of 2024 [3]. - The median price for existing homes was $414,000, with year-on-year growth of 1.8% and month-on-month growth of 2.7% [3]. Mortgage Rates - The average 30-year mortgage rate in May was 6.82%, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 7 basis points, and is at the 87th percentile since 2000 [4]. - The outlook for mortgage rates remains uncertain, with expectations that they will stay high in the short term due to economic resilience and inflation concerns [4].