Real estate stocks are collectively boiling! The real estate situation has undergone a major turning point. The market | real estate | situation
Affected by the latest tone of the Politburo meeting, real estate stocks are collectively boiling.
After the opening on July 25th, the real estate development sector continued to strengthen, with multiple stocks such as Rongsheng Development, Jinke Group, and Zhongnan Construction rising to the limit. Dima Group, Huayuan Real Estate, Tianfang Development, Jindi Group, Binjiang Group, Caixin Development, Xincheng Holdings, Poly Development, Huafa Group, and Shangshi Development ranked first in terms of gains, with only one component stock in the sector falling slightly.
In terms of Hong Kong real estate, Longfor Group's growth rate reached 21.92%, Country Garden Services increased by 21.32%, Hejing Taifu Group increased by 17.58%, New City Development increased by 16.54%, Longguang Group increased by 15.94%, Country Garden increased by 15.87%, New City Yue Services increased by 14.65%, Zhongjun Group Holdings increased by 14.10%, and Yajule Group increased by 13.89%.
The real estate related industry chain has also been boosted, with stocks in the home furnishings sector such as Haofu, Piano, Zhibang Home, and Arrow Home hitting the limit up; The building materials sector also showed positive performance, with Zhengyuan Shares and Tubaobao hitting the limit up, and Dongfang Yuhong approaching the limit up.
The rare hot sentiment in real estate stocks stems from the latest tone set by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on real estate.
On July 24th, the Politburo meeting pointed out the need to effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas, adapt to the new situation of significant changes in the supply and demand relationship of China's real estate market, adjust and optimize real estate policies in a timely manner, implement policies tailored to the city, make good use of policy toolboxes, better meet the rigid and improved housing needs of residents, and promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market. We need to increase the construction and supply of affordable housing, actively promote the renovation of urban villages and the construction of public infrastructure for both emergency and basic needs, and revitalize the renovation of various types of idle properties.
Compared with previous Politburo meetings, this meeting has adjusted the latest situation in the real estate market and judged that there have been significant changes in the supply and demand relationship of the Chinese real estate market. The first proposal is to adjust and optimize real estate policies in a timely manner, and to change "support" to "better meet" the newly changed demand.
The significant changes in the industry situation refer to the transition of the real estate market from its high rise in the past few years to a flat or even sluggish state. According to data from Ping An Securities, the real estate market has continued to weaken since the second quarter, with a monthly decline of 18.2% in June in sales of commercial housing. In the medium to long term, as urbanization rates slow down, the per capita living area in urban areas has significantly improved, and potential demand is also under pressure.
Ping An Securities stated that the domestic real estate market has once again entered a new stage after experiencing a transition from "supply shortage" to "structural supply shortage". The meeting pointed out that timely adjustment and optimization of real estate policies should be carried out, and the policy toolbox should be used well to better meet the rigid and improved housing needs of residents. The optimization of demand side policies such as short-term loan and purchase restrictions in key cities is worth looking forward to.
Huatai Securities also stated that the "new" situation in the real estate market is aimed at the "old" situation in which the market supply was in short supply for a long time, leading to a continuous rise in housing prices and the need to "live without speculation". Currently, the real estate market has returned to decline after a brief recovery. In the first half of 2023, the sales area and amount of commercial residential properties were -2.8% and+3.7% year-on-year, respectively. Housing prices first increased and then decreased. In June, the prices of new and second-hand residential properties in 70 cities were -0.1% and -0.4% month on month.
"It is precious and timely to readjust the real estate industry at the current time." Huatai Securities stated that in the past 22 years, a total of 835 relaxation policies have been introduced in various regions. Since the first quarter of 2023, the pace of relevant policy implementation has significantly slowed down. After the Politburo meeting, policies in key cities are expected to gradually implement policy optimization, such as the relaxation of policies such as purchase restrictions, loan restrictions, and sales restrictions in core cities, as well as policies for both housing and loan recognition.
Yan Yuejin, Research Director of E-House Research Institute, believes that the sharp rise in real estate stocks on the 25th fully demonstrates the market's absorption of the spirit of the Politburo meeting and also reflects a positive adjustment in market expectations. Some companies with debt problems or operational pressures have also shown a relatively excited stock performance, indicating that the impact of this Politburo meeting is comprehensive and widespread. The expectation of continued loose policies in the real estate sector has significantly increased, and macroeconomic and real estate expectations continue to improve in the second half of the year.
It is worth noting that the Politburo meeting also mentioned the renovation of urban villages, which is considered an important part of the new model of real estate.
The industry believes that the renovation of urban villages is an inevitable choice for restoring domestic demand and consumption potential, which helps to build a new model of renting before buying, gradually upgrading housing consumption for new citizens, and creating conditions for the sustainable development of the commodity housing market. The policy not only drives some construction opportunities, but also creates a large number of operational service opportunities, which is beneficial for enterprises with comprehensive asset operation capabilities.
Huatai Securities stated that it is necessary to pay attention to the detailed rules of various cities in the future. Local state-owned assets with resource advantages will first benefit from this policy, and it is optimistic about cities with sufficient supply elasticity and high-quality real estate enterprises with sufficient value and replenishment capabilities in mainstream cities.